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Bushy Run turns back clock to 18th century during Charter Day celebration

From left: Jack Dougherty, 9, of Penn Township, Colin Ball, 9, of North Huntingdon and Frankie South, 9, of Penn Township, all Cub Scouts with Pack 253, based at McCullough Elementary School in Penn Township, and den leader Stan Bruno of Claridge listen to William Penn reenactor Henry Bowden of Turtle Creek during a Charter Day celebration Sunday at the Bushy Run Battlefield visitor center in Penn Township. The Colonial battlefield site marked the 339th anniversary of Penn being granted the charter to settle Pennsylvania.

Bushy Run Battlefield, the Penn Township site of a 1763 British victory over Native American foes, held a Charter Day celebration Sunday.


Source: The Tribune-Review

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