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Walking Purchase
History
Measured in 1737 according to a supposed Indian deed of 1686, this land grant extended as far as a day-and-a-half walk. By using picked men to force that measure to its limit, Thomas Penn reversed his father's Indian policy and lost Indian friendship.
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