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Edmond HalleyThe Halley family had been in the New World before the Mayflower landed in Massachusetts, and had come to Maryland in 1620. As they settled in Frederick County, they named their three boys: Edward, John and William. Edmonds son Edward, the scientist who discovered the comet and also helped to discover the Northern Lights, had been living in York, but after the Mayflowers crew arrived at the mouth of the James River, Edward, now named William, fled into the forest with his family. After a long search, a family of Iroquois Indians led by a woman named Pocahontas found him and brought him back to his people. Two years and many adventures later, Edward and his fellow Huguenots were living in Baltimore when they were found by English colonists. He lived there with them, but he died in 1677. George WashingtonGeorge Washington was born in Jamestown, Virginia, in 1732. He grew up in Williamsburg, Virginia, and received his education in Williamsburg. He served in the Continental Congress during the American Revolutionary War and then served as president of the United States. After his death, George Washingtons home in Williamsburg was converted into a national museum where visitors can learn more about his life. Francis Scott KeyFrancis Scott Key was born in York, Pennsylvania, in 1743. He wrote the lyrics to the national anthem God Bless the U. He and his friend John Trumbull were among those who discovered the wreck of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald, an American merchantman that sank near Great Barrington, Massachusetts, in 1817. James Montgomery FlaggJames Montgomery Flagg was born in York, Pennsylvania, in 1760. He served in the Revolutionary War and was a prominent lawyer and congressman. During the Civil War, he was captured by Confederate soldiers and had to be released after several attempts. Flagg became an antislavery leader and helped to draft the Thirteenth, Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments. He was born in York, Pennsylvania, in 1760, and lived mostly in Maryland and Virginia. William PennWilliam Penn was born in York, Pennsylvania, in 1732. During the Revolutionary War, he was considered one of the greatest military leaders and was also nicknamed father of the colonies. In 1778, he became a Pennsylvania common law judge. After the war, he moved to Pennsylvania and later to Maryland, but he never really settled down, and died in Maryland. He was born in York, Pennsylvania, in 1732, and lived in Maryland and Virginia.

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