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Coverage dated January 7, 2024 to January 8, 2024

NPS withdrawals plan to remove statue of William Penn from site of his Philadelphia home

Headline from NBC10 Philadelphia

The National Park Service has a withdrawn and closed public comment on a proposal and that would call for the removal of the statue of William Penn from the site of his former home in Philadelphia's Old City neighborhood.

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  1. NBC10 Philadelphia

    NPS seeks input on plan to remove statue of William Penn from site of his Philadelphia home (opens NBC10 Philadelphia)

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    NBC10 Philadelphia's feed description

    The National Park Service is seeking input from the public on a plan that would renovate Welcome Park in Old City to remove Penn's statue and expand 'interpretation of the Native American history of Philadelphia.'

  2. Philadelphia Inquirer

    William Penn statue may be permanently removed from Welcome Park, angering some (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Philadelphia Inquirer's feed description

    Plans call for removal of the Penn statue in favor of “an expanded interpretation of the Native American history of Philadelphia.”

  3. FOX 29 Philadelphia

    William Penn statue could be removed from Philadelphia park commemorating his home (opens FOX 29 Philadelphia)

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    FOX 29 Philadelphia's feed description

    The National Parks Service wants to rehabilitate a park in Philadelphia, and its proposed plans include permanently removing a William Penn statue.

  4. WOOD TV8

    Park Service retracts decision to take down William Penn statue at Philadelphia historical site (opens WOOD TV8)

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    WOOD TV8's feed description

    HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The National Park Service withdrew a proposal Monday to take down a statue of William Penn at a Philadelphia historical site as part of a renovation that touched off a torren…

  5. NBC10 Philadelphia

    NPS withdrawals plan to remove statue of William Penn from site of his Philadelphia home (opens NBC10 Philadelphia)

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    NBC10 Philadelphia's feed description

    The National Park Service has a withdrawn and closed public comment on a proposal and that would call for the removal of the statue of William Penn from the site of his former home in Philadelphia's Old City neighborhood.

  6. FOX 29 Philadelphia

    William Penn statue will not be removed after park withdraws draft proposal (opens FOX 29 Philadelphia)

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    FOX 29 Philadelphia's feed description

    Following a controversial debate, the William Penn statue will not be removed from the Welcome Park in Philadelphia after the park says a draft proposal was released early.

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