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Bushy Run turns back clock to 18th century during Charter Day celebration
Jeff Himler | Tribune-Review
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.
Visitors mingled with reenactors in period garb while taking free tours of the battlefield visitor center. Musket drills and children’s crafts also were featured.
The event marked the 339th anniversary of England’s King Charles II granting a charter to William Penn for the settlement of Pennsylvania, in 1681.
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