Today is Charter Day all across the state.It’s the day we commemorate the 345th birthday of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania.The original charter for the commonwealth of Pennsylvania was signed by King Charles II in March 1681, in recognition of the loyalty of William Penn’s deceased father to the English monarchy, and conveyed the tract of land that is now Pennsylvania to William Penn. More than a dozen historic sites and museums on the Pennsylvania Trails of History are offering free admission.Brandywine Battlefield Park, Chadds FordCornwall Iron Furnace, CornwallDrake Well Museum, TitusvilleEckley Miner’s Village, WeatherlyEphrata Cloister, EphrataErie Maritime, ErieLandis Valley Village and Farm Museum, LancasterPennsbury Manor, MorrisvillePennsylvania Anthracite Heritage Museum, ScrantonPennsylvania Lumber Museum, UlyssesPennsylvania State Archives, HarrisburgRailroad Museum of Pennsylvania, LancasterState Museum of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg
Today is Charter Day all across the state.
It’s the day we commemorate the 345th birthday of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
The original charter for the commonwealth of Pennsylvania was signed by King Charles II in March 1681, in recognition of the loyalty of William Penn’s deceased father to the English monarchy, and conveyed the tract of land that is now Pennsylvania to William Penn.
More than a dozen historic sites and museums on the Pennsylvania Trails of History are offering free admission.
Brandywine Battlefield Park, Chadds Ford
Cornwall Iron Furnace, Cornwall
Drake Well Museum, Titusville
Eckley Miner’s Village, Weatherly
Ephrata Cloister, Ephrata
Erie Maritime, Erie
Landis Valley Village and Farm Museum, Lancaster
Pennsbury Manor, Morrisville
Pennsylvania Anthracite Heritage Museum, Scranton
Pennsylvania Lumber Museum, Ulysses
Pennsylvania State Archives, Harrisburg
Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania, Lancaster
State Museum of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg