The National Park Service is seeking the public's input on plans to remove the statue of William Penn from Welcome Park in Old City and rehabilitate the park with a new more "inclusive" design that pays homage to Native American history on the site of Penn's former home.
The National Park Service on Monday night walked back its plan to remove a statue of William Penn from a Philadelphia park after the proposal was met with abundant criticism,
The proposal from the Biden administration's National Park Service to remove a statue of William Penn in the historic heart of Philadelphia, announced just last week, has already been scrapped and the public comment period shut down after unified outcry from Americans from across the political spect.
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