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A proposal to renovate and redesign a Philadelphia park has some members of the state GOP, as well as many online commenters, up in arms, mainly because it involves removing a statue of William Penn.
The National Park Service is seeking the public's input on plans to remove the statue of William Penn from Welcome Park in Old City and rehabilitate the park with a new more "inclusive" design that pays homage to Native American history on the site of Penn's former home.