Important People Important People in PA's past William Penn Visit this site for more information on William Penn and his contributions for the development of the colony of Pennsylvania. William Penn, founder of the Pennsylvania colony, originally started the colony as a haven for Quakers.
Quakers are people that believe in the good of all people.
The elder Penn never traveled to the new world, but rather gave the land to his son. William Penn began and maintained a very good relationship with the local native population. They traded and openly learned from each other sharing may secrets. Decendants of the Quakers still live in regions of Pennsylvania and Ohio known as the Amish or Pennsylvania Dutch. These Amish still cling to many of the same traditons the original Quakers held high.