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Patricia Hughes was a member of Philadelphia City Council representing the 7th District and was Democratic Leader of the 7th Ward. [ 1] She grew up in Kensington and after graduating from high school worked in a civil service job until in 1976 Harry Jannotti asked her to work for him. [ 2] After Jannotti resigned amidst a corruption scandal, he ...
The city of Philadelphia was founded and incorporated in 1682 by William Penn in the English Crown Province of Pennsylvania between the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers. Before then, the area was inhabited by the Lenape people. Philadelphia quickly grew into an important colonial city and during the American Revolution was the site of the First ...
The Philadelphia Negro is a sociological and epidemiological study of African Americans in Philadelphia that was written by W. E. B. Du Bois, commissioned by the University of Pennsylvania and published in 1899 with the intent of identifying social problems present in the African American community. It was the first sociological case study of a ...
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 ...
Pennsylvania State Senator for the 2nd district from 1899 to 1900. Political boss of Philadelphia's 7th ward. President and principal owner of the Philadelphia Phillies in 1909. John Morin Scott: Republican: 1899 – 1906: Pennsylvania State Senator for the 2nd district from 1907 to 1910: Francis Salisbury McElhenny: Republican: 1907 – 1913
R+2 [ 1 ] Pennsylvania's 7th congressional district includes all of Carbon, Lehigh, and Northampton Counties, and parts of Monroe County. The district is represented by Democrat Susan Wild. From March 2003 through 2018, the district incorporated parts of the Philadelphia suburbs, including most of Delaware County, along with portions of Chester ...
Area codes. 215, 267 and 445. The Christian Street Historic District is an historic district located along Christian Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. [2] : 5 It is also known as Black Doctors' Row. [2] : 221 The narrow district extends approximately six city blocks, from the 1400 block of Christian Street to the intersection ...
Pennsylvania Archives. The Pennsylvania Archives are a 138 volume set of reference books compiling transcriptions of letters and early records relating to the colony and state of Pennsylvania. The volumes were published in nine different series between 1838 and 1935 by acts of the Pennsylvania legislature.