Hon. George W. Gekas said "I have a peculiar and unique interest in William Penn, in that after completion of junior high school, the high school I entered was aptly named for these proceedings, William Penn High School. It was then that I first learned of the life and work and significance of William Penn. As a 14 year old, a wide new world of American history opened for me in the name of William Penn. Our school periodical was named The Founder; the yearbook was named The Sylvania, so 'Pennsylvania.' The founder of Pennsylvania and his woods, Penn's Woods, were always firmly ensconced in my educated mind at that point as very significant in American history. Also I learned in my personal study of William Penn that ours was the only State, I say egotistically, that was named after its founder." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordNovember 13, 2001

I have a peculiar and unique interest in William Penn, in that after completion of junior high school, the high school I entered was aptly named for these proceedings, William Penn High School. It was then that I first learned of the life and work and significance of William Penn. As a 14 year old, a wide new world of American history opened for me in the name of William Penn. Our school periodical was named The Founder; the yearbook was named The Sylvania, so 'Pennsylvania.' The founder of Pennsylvania and his woods, Penn's Woods, were always firmly ensconced in my educated mind at that point as very significant in American history. Also I learned in my personal study of William Penn that ours was the only State, I say egotistically, that was named after its founder.

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Hon. George W. Gekas

Pennsylvania

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Editor's note · Context

Reflecting on the significance of William Penn and his impact on Pennsylvania's history.

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