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English: This scarce hand colored map is a lithographic plan or map of Philadelphia dating to 1846 by the legendary American Mapmaker S.A. Mitchell, the elder. Depicts the entire city in stupendous detail with even important buildings, streets, piers, and canals drawn in.
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Penn's Landing. 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.
Benjamin Franklin Parkway, commonly abbreviated to Ben Franklin Parkway and colloquially called the Parkway, is a boulevard that runs through the cultural heart of Philadelphia, the nation's sixth-largest city as of 2020. The parkway is named for Benjamin Franklin, a Founding Father greatly affiliated with the city and the successful American ...
t. e. The Hispanic and Latino population in Philadelphia has seen growth by 27% in the past 10 years and has grown rapidly since the year 2000. As of the 2020 U.S. Census, Philadelphia County is 14.86% Latino. [ 1][ 2] In the 2000 U.S. Census Puerto Ricans were Philadelphia's largest Latino group followed by Mexicans. [ 3]
A 1777 Hessian map showing the campaign against Fort Mifflin and Fort Mercer. Mingo Creek can be seen on the upper left above Province Island. Swedish settlers settled in the area of Mingo Creek in what would become New Sweden in 1638. Historically, Mingo Creek was a tidal estuary among the marshlands of Philadelphia with a system of numerous ...
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An Osprey crash in Australia that killed three Marines last August was caused by multiple pilot errors during a near mid-air collision, a military investigation has found. Two Marines were killed ...