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Native American Special Project
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My name is Katy and I am your Host for this state. This state and many of its counties are available for adoption. If you are interested in hosting any county or this state, please let me know. If you have anything that you would like to share, please let me know. Before the arrival of the Europeans, the tribes of Delaware, Susquehannock, Eriez, Shawnee and others called this their home. In the 1600s, both the Dutch and English claimed both sides of the Delaware River as their possessions, but the Dutch were the first to actually arrive. The Third Anglo-Dutch War saw the English as victors of this territory and in 1681, King Charles II granted a charter to William Penn to repay a debt of 16000 pounds owed to his father, Admiral Penn. The charter was called Pennsylvania, meaning Penn's Woods, named after Admiral Penn. Pennsylvania became the second state to ratify the US Constitution on 12 Dec 1787. Although the state legislation met in and around Philadelphia for a many years, making it's home in Independence Hall for a half a century, a more central location was desired and in 1799, the state legislators began meeting in the Lancaster Court House. In 1812, the state legislators began meeting in the Old Dauphin Court House in Harrisburg until the completion of the Old Redbrick Capitol was finished in Dec 1821. The building burned down in 1897 and the state legislation met in the Grace Methodist Church on State Street until 1907 when the new capitol was completed.
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