PENN / PITT / TRENT

historical figures named William who are eponyms of Keystone State places

  state of Pennsylvania ~ William Penn ~ established this colony for the purpose of religious freedom, benefitting Quakers  
  city of Pittsburg ~ William Pitt ~ First Earl Of Chatham, honored when the British took Fort Duquesne from the French  
  town of Trenton ~ William Trent ~ fur trader, captain in the French And Indian War, who is also the eponym for Trenton, N.J.  

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