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Show HARRISBURG, PA. The historical histori-cal value of Pennsylvania has been increased considerably with the purchase pur-chase of the homestead and birthplace birth-place of two famous Americans Daniel Boone, and Robert Fulton, inventor of the steamboat under legislation enacted by the 1941 session. ses-sion. Gov. Arthur H. James approved a bill appropriating $25,000 for the purchase of Robert Fulton's birthplace, birth-place, which still stands in Fulton township, Lancaster county. Another An-other $3,000 was appropriated to the Pennsylvania Historical commission |