True founding of Penn
11/13/1749 AD founded
The first meeting of the 24 members of the Board of Trustees that
Franklin had assembled from among the leading citizens of Philadelphia, the first such non-sectarian board in America.
The main issue of the meeting is where to locate the school and they decided on a building built in 1740 - so the school claims it was established in 1740...
Hogwash - reminds us of something Trump would say - ironic that he attended, huh?
Philadelphia, PA
Lattitude: 39.9525° N
Longitude: 75.1652° W
Region: North America
Modern Day United States
Lattitude: 39.9525° N
Longitude: 75.1652° W
Region: North America

Modern Day United States
Subjects Who or What founded?
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Benjamin Franklin Famed author of Poor Ric...
Objects To Whom or What was founded?
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University of Pennsylvania (UPenn, Penn) Private Ivy League resea...
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