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Penn Hills is a municipality, formerly a township, in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. It gets its name from William Penn.

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Where is Penn Hills Pennsylvania located?

Penn Hills is a home rule municipality that is in Allegheny County in Pennsylvania. It is the second largest suburb of Pittsburgh. It is bordered by Verona Oak Mount and Plum County and also Monroeville Churchill and Wilkinsburgh.


What are Pennsylvania's origin of name?

In honor of Adm. Sir William Penn, father of William Penn. It means "Penn's Woodland."The name Pennsylvania was specified in the charter given to William Penn by England'sCharles II in 1680. The Latin Sylvania meaning "woodlands" was added to Penn to create "Penn's woods." Source: SHG ResourcesIn honor of Adm. Sir William Penn, father of William Penn. It means "Penn's Woodland."The name Pennsylvania was specified in the charter given to William Penn by England'sCharles II in 1680. The Latin Sylvania meaning "woodlands" was added to Penn to create "Penn's woods." Source: SHG ResourcesIn honor of Adm. Sir William Penn, father of William Penn. It means "Penn's Woodland."The name Pennsylvania was specified in the charter given to William Penn by England'sCharles II in 1680. The Latin Sylvania meaning "woodlands" was added to Penn to create "Penn's woods." Source: SHG ResourcesIn honor of Adm. Sir William Penn, father of William Penn. It means "Penn's Woodland."The name Pennsylvania was specified in the charter given to William Penn by England'sCharles II in 1680. The Latin Sylvania meaning "woodlands" was added to Penn to create "Penn's woods." Source: SHG ResourcesIn honor of Adm. Sir William Penn, father of William Penn. It means "Penn's Woodland."The name Pennsylvania was specified in the charter given to William Penn by England'sCharles II in 1680. The Latin Sylvania meaning "woodlands" was added to Penn to create "Penn's woods." Source: SHG ResourcesIn honor of Adm. Sir William Penn, father of William Penn. It means "Penn's Woodland."The name Pennsylvania was specified in the charter given to William Penn by England'sCharles II in 1680. The Latin Sylvania meaning "woodlands" was added to Penn to create "Penn's woods." Source: SHG Resources


What is Penn's Woodland?

Penn's Woods was the name of William Penn's colony, Pennsylvania. It was Penn's, possessive tense, plus woods, because PA was heavily forested land.


What were the names of the ships of William Penn?

well William Penn's main ships name was claibornet.


Did Benjamin Franklin or William Penn name his colony's chief city Philadelphia?

William Penn