Whew.
Another reason why you never give up when you're right.
"In a statement on the plan, the NPS said the goal of the proposed renovations were intended to create "a more welcoming, accurate, and inclusive experience for visitors."
The park is not just located on the site of Penn's former home, it is also named for the ship, Welcome, which transported Penn to Philadelphia.
The design and construction of Welcome Park was funded by the Independence Historical Trust and was completed in 1982, noted the NPS in the statement.
The withdrawn plan to renovate the park, NPS officials said, was "developed in consultation with representatives of the indigenous nations of the Haudenosaunee, the Delaware Nation, Delaware Tribe of Indians, the Shawnee Tribe, and the Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma." "
https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/nps-withdrawals-plan-to-remove-statue-of-william-penn-from-site-of-his-philadelphia-home/3739497/
This is whom they tried to cancel:
Welcome Park
Celebrate the life of William Penn at this free open-air attraction. Walk along the large Marble Map of Penn’s original plan for the City of Philadelphia. You can also see a model of the Slate Roof House which stood on the site of Welcome Park and was where William Penn and Hannah Callowhill Penn lived. Step back in time and learn about the timeline of Penn's life and his many brave achievements.
In 1982, Welcome Park was built by the Friends of Independence National Historical Park to celebrate the 300th anniversary of the founding of Pennsylvania by William Penn, and the park is named for William Penn's ship, the Welcome. There is a statue of William Penn in the middle of Welcome Park that is a miniature of the one atop City Hall, and it was designed by Alexander Milne Calder.
Below are some quotes from William Penn that are inscribed at Welcome Park:
"By Liberty of Conscience, we understand not only a mere Liberty of the Mind, but the exercise of ourselves in a visible way of worship."
"This day my country was confirmed to me by the name of Pennsylvania. My God will I believe, bless and make it the seed of a nation."
"Any government is free to the people under it where the laws rule, and the people are a party to those laws."
William Penn
William Penn learned many lessons in life. Living in 17th Century England taught Penn that open space offered breathing places for great cities and also slowed the spread of fire. He applied what he had learned to the creation of Philadelphia. He insisted on a site that was “navigable, high, dry, and healthy.” He wanted “uniform” streets with “houses built in a line.” He envisioned “gardens, orchards, or fields” around the houses. Penn wanted “a green country town which will never be burnt, and always be wholesome.” Penn’s City Plan, drawn up by surveyor Thomas Holme, included five public squares, the center one for “houses of publick affairs” and the others as green oases carefully placed throughout the developing city.
https://www.theconstitutional.com/blog/2019/02/11/welcome-park-william-penn
Shameful.
If they can cancel him, they can cancel YOU!