Samuel Whitaker Pennypacker was an American politician and the 23rd governor of Pennsylvania, serving from 1903 to 1907. A judge assigned to Pennsylvania's Court of Common Pleas system prior to his election as governor, he also researched and wrote about Pennsylvania history.
Samuel W. Pennypacker, c. 1905
From Autobiography of a Pennsylvanian
"Polly Got a Cracker" by Charles Nolan, Philadelphia North American, May 16, 1903
Pennypacker Mills
Phoenixville, Pennsylvania
Phoenixville is a borough in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located 28 miles (45 km) northwest of Philadelphia at the junction of French Creek and the Schuylkill River. It is in the Philadelphia metropolitan area. According to a 2022 estimate, the population was 19,354.
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Image: Colonial Theatre (Phoenixville, Pennsylvania)
Image: Phoenix Iron Works Foundry Building
Image: Phoenixville PA Keystone Marker on PA 113 NB