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  2. Roxborough, Philadelphia - Wikipedia

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    Roxborough is a neighborhood in Northwest Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.It is bordered to the southwest, along the Schuylkill River, by the neighborhood of Manayunk, along the northeast by the Wissahickon Creek section of Fairmount Park, and to the southeast by the neighborhood of East Falls.

  3. USS Ajax (1864) - Wikipedia

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    USS Ajax, originally named USS Manayunk after a town in Pennsylvania, was a single-turreted Canonicus-class monitor built for the Union Navy during the American Civil War. Completed after the end of the war, Ajax was laid up until 1871, although she received her new name in 1869.

  4. Manayunk, Philadelphia - Wikipedia

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    Manayunk (/ ˈ m æ n ə j ʌ ŋ k / MAN-ə-yunk) is a neighborhood in the section of Lower Northwest Philadelphia in the state of Pennsylvania.Located adjacent to the neighborhoods of Roxborough and Wissahickon and also on the banks of the Schuylkill River, Manayunk contains the first canal begun in the United States (although not the first completed, due to budget problems).

  5. Manayunk - Wikipedia

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    Manayunk can refer to: Manayunk, Philadelphia, a neighborhood in the U.S. city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; USS Ajax, a former U.S. Navy vessel originally ...

  6. Manayunk Canal Towpath - Wikipedia

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    Plentiful wildlife thrives along the Manayunk Canal Towpath including many species of birds, fish, turtles, and native plants. The Manayunk Development Corporation is currently organizing a full restoration of the Manayunk Canal; once the restoration is complete, it will be possible for canoes and small boats to sail through the Manayunk Canal ...

  7. Timeline of labour issues and events - Wikipedia

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    Manayunk, Pennsylvania Textile Strike. [6] 1835 (United States) Carpenters, masons, and stone-cutters began a strike as part of the Ten-Hour Movement among skilled workers. [6] They drafted a strike circular in Boston outlining their demands and seeking assistance from other tradespeople.

  8. Conflict around gray wolves has become so hostile, the U.S ...

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    Wolves began to die. One example: a third of Wisconsin's gray wolf population was killed by hunters and poachers when protections were removed, researchers at the University of Wisconsin found in ...

  9. East Falls, Philadelphia - Wikipedia

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    East Falls takes its name from its location on the east side of the Schuylkill Falls along the Schuylkill River at the original line of waterfalls known as the 'Falls of the Schuylkill' where the river descends from the elevation of the Pennsylvania piedmont to the coastal plain occupied by the main part of the City of Philadelphia.