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Turtles asked in TravelUnited StatesPhiladelphia · 1 decade ago

What did William Penn have to do with botany?

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
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    William Penn pronounced Philadelphia as a "Greene Country Towne" in 1682. This statement was taken seriously by the University of Pennsylvania in 1768. U of P established the first Department of Botany at a university in the US.

    Source(s): I live in Philly. I read this in a book called 'Philly Firsts'.
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