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Southwest Philadelphia (formerly Kingsessing Township) is a section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that can be described as extending from the western side of the Schuylkill River to the city line, with the northern border defined by the Philadelphia City Planning Commission as east from the city line along Baltimore Avenue moving south along ...
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Franklinville was called "Franklin" on maps in 1860 and 1868, with Nicetown to the northeast, Feltonville to the north, Rising Sun to the southwest, Coopersville to the east-southeast. [10] One of the first appearances of "Franklinville" in cartography was in 1862, which was located in the 25th ward of the city. [ 11 ]
William Strumberg Stokley (April 25, 1823 – February 21, 1902) was an American politician who served on the Philadelphia City Council, including as president, from 1860 to 1871 and as the 72nd Mayor of Philadelphia from 1872 to 1881.
In 1854, when it was incorporated into the city of Philadelphia by the Act of Consolidation, the borough comprised the area bounded on the north by South Street, on the west by Passyunk Avenue from 5th and South to 10th and Reed; the boundary then ran along Reed Street, down 7th, and along Mifflin Street to the river.
1860 June 9: Japanese embassy arrives. Philadelphia Sketch Club organized. Population: 565,529. [18] McGillin's Olde Ale House opened on Drury Street. McGillin's is the oldest continuously operating tavern in Philadelphia and one of the oldest in the country. [40] 1862 Photographic Society of Philadelphia [41] and Union League of Philadelphia ...
The European forts and settlements in the Delaware River Valley, then known as New Sweden, c. 1650 A 1683 map of Philadelphia, which is believed to be the first city map created Philadelphia's seal in 1683 Penn's Treaty with the Indians, a 1772 portrait by Benjamin West now on display above the north door of the United States Capitol rotunda
Northern Liberties is a neighborhood in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.It is north of Center City along the Delaware River.Prior to its incorporation into Philadelphia in 1854, it was among the top 10 largest cities in the U.S. in every census from 1790 to 1840, and 11th in 1850.