LOL! This post starts with people realizing Transylvania is a real place, but ends up explaining why the state in USA is named Pennsylvania. It’s another interesting little piece of history:
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I am from Pennsylvania and I was always told that our state was named for the son who received the land and founded Philadelphia. Of course, as they were both named William Penn, it’s easy to see how people could get confused in either direction. Or maybe I just didn’t pay enough attention in elementary school state history lessons.
I am from Pennsylvania and I was always told that our state was named for the son who received the land and founded Philadelphia. Of course, as they were both named William Penn, it’s easy to see how people could get confused in either direction. Or maybe I just didn’t pay enough attention in elementary school state history lessons.