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   hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com to spsffan   
   Re: 30th St renaming for Rep Gray moving   
   01 Aug 14 07:27:06   
   
   On Thursday, July 31, 2014 4:12:55 PM UTC-4, spsffan wrote:   
      
   > Of course, Pennsylvania itself is named after William Penn.   
      
   IIRC, it's actually for Penn's father.  Penn himself objected to having   
   something named for him as it violated his Quaker beliefs.   
      
   "Philadelphia" stands for city of brotherly love, brought home every night on   
   the local news with the shootings and carjackings of innocent little kids.   
      
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