The National Park Service recently announced a plan to rehab the dilapidated Welcome Park in Philadelphia, which marks the spot of William Penn’s home. The proposed project would have included removal ...

A proposal to renovate and redesign a Philadelphia park has some members of the state GOP, as well as many online commenters, up in arms, mainly because it involves removing a statue of William Penn.

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The National Park Service’s proposal to remove a William Penn statue from a historic site in Philadelphia –- quickly withdrawn amid a backlash — wasn’t a priority for some of ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- The Independence National Historical Park has withdrawn the review of a draft proposal to rehabilitate Welcome Park in Philadelphia's Old City neighborhood, which included ...

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. (WHTM) — A proposal to rehabilitate a park in Philadelphia that included the removal of a statue of Pennsylvania’s founder was retracted. There will be no changes for the William ...

A statue of William Penn at a Philadelphia historical site will remain in the park after the National Park Service withdrew a renovation proposal including its removal. The service announced Monday it ...

The National Park Service announced they will be removing a statue of William Penn from a Philadelphia park commemorating his founding of Pennsylvania, situated at his former home. The "rehabilitation ...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The National Park Service’s proposal to remove a William Penn statue from a historic site in Philadelphia –- quickly withdrawn amid a backlash — wasn’t a priority for some of ...