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American Swedish Historical Museum. Civil War Museum of Philadelphia. Elfreth's Alley. Grand Army of the Republic Civil War Museum and Library. Historical Society of Frankford. Historical Society of Pennsylvania. Museum of the American Revolution. National Constitution Center. National Liberty Museum.
Penn's Landing is a waterfront area of Center City Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, situated along the Delaware River. Its name commemorates the landing of William Penn, the founder of Pennsylvania, in 1682. The actual landing site is farther south, in Chester. The city of Philadelphia purchased the right to use the name.
Rittenhouse Square is a neighborhood, including a public park, in Center City Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Rittenhouse Square often specifically refers to the park, while the neighborhood as a whole is referred to simply as Rittenhouse. The park is one of the five original open-space parks planned by William Penn and his surveyor Thomas Holme ...
Philadelphia. / 39.9528; -75.1636. Philadelphia, colloquially referred to as Philly, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania [ 11] and the sixth-most populous city in the United States, with a population of 1,603,797 in the 2020 census. The city is the urban core of the larger Delaware Valley, also known as the Philadelphia ...
List of Pennsylvania state historical markers in Philadelphia County. Philadelphia Art Alliance. Philadelphia Auto Show. Philadelphia Baseball Wall of Fame. Philadelphia Episcopal Cathedral. Philadelphia Flower Show. Philadelphia Marathon. Philadelphia Mint. Philadelphia Zoo.
Philadelphia Main Line. / 40.019; -75.313. The Philadelphia Main Line, known simply as the Main Line, is an informally delineated historical and social region of suburban Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Lying along the former Pennsylvania Railroad 's once prestigious Main Line, it runs northwest from Center City Philadelphia parallel to ...
Philadelphia has 41 ZIP -codes, which are often used for neighborhood analysis. [ 1] Historically, many neighborhoods were defined by incorporated townships (Blockley, Roxborough), districts (Belmont, Kensington, Moyamensing, Richmond) or boroughs (Bridesburg, Frankford, Germantown, Manayunk) before being incorporated into the city with the Act ...
October 9, 1960. ( #66000676) Southwest Philadelphia. 54th St. & Lindbergh Blvd. 39°55′54″N 75°12′43″W. / 39.9317°N 75.2119°W / 39.9317; -75.2119 ( John Bartram House) Bartram Village. Home of colonial-era botanist John Bartram and son William Bartram, and the oldest surviving botanic garden in North America. 6.