Tam-I-Nend Hall

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Tamanend Hall Building No. 119 was constructed for a Masonry building in 1972 at a cost of $195 000. The building currently is used by the Needle Trades Division. Tamanend was a chief of the Lenni-Lenape or Deleware Indians whose name often appears as Tammany which means affable%93%94 or deserving.%93%94 On an original early document a deed to William Penn his name is spelled Tamanen. The facts regarding his life are meager; the time of his birth and of his death are unknown. It is probably that his home was along the Deleware River in Pennsylvania. Few records exist of his activities. Tradition places him among those who welcomed William Penn to America in 1682. His name appears in writing a deed to William Penn on June 28 1683. The most important record concerning hime is in the minutes of a conference held on July 6 1694 between the Privincial Council of Pennsylvania and a delegation of Delewares. The last contemporary mention of him is in 1698. He is best remembered for his council talks seeking peace among the people in the Pennsylvania Valley which was the homeland of the Delewares. He was later thought of as a patron saint of democracy because of his extraordinary charactheristics. Later various societies were formed using his name Tammany%93%94 as a symbol.