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Pennsylvania plots thrifty tricentennial in 1981
Pennsylvania aims a lower key 300th anniversary in March 1981 funded mainly by local groups after the costly 1976 bicentennial. State officials warn the coffers are nearly empty compared with those seven years ago, and Philadelphia plans its own 1982 kickoff. Local celebrations may rely on seed money under $100,000 per county as organizers push awareness.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
John Labanish
Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania
England
Charles II
William Penn
Philadelphia
Penn
Welcome
Wewer
John Mooney
Historical Society of Pennsylvania
Mooney