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The Irish in Philadelphia: Ten Generations of Urban Experience. Temple University Press, 1981. ISBN 0877222274, 9780877222279. Leigh, Wendy (2007). True Grace: The Life and Times of an American Princess. New York: Thomas Dunne Books. ISBN 978-0-312-34236-4. Poxon, Marita Krivda. Irish Philadelphia. Arcadia Publishing, January 28, 2013.
The Philadelphia Inquirer does not consider Lawncrest to be a neighborhood. [2] The primary ZIP Code is 19111 (Fox Chase Post Office) for the area North of Comly Street and 19120 (Olney P.O.) for the area South of Comly Street. Most of the southern end of the Community is actually built on the former property of the Wentz Farm.
Roughly bordered by Cottman Avenue to the south, Pennway Street to the west, the Pennypack Creek to the north, and Roosevelt Boulevard to the east, Rhawnhurst encompasses ZIP codes 19152 and part of ZIP code 19111. The geographic center of Rhawnhurst is at the intersection of Castor Avenue and Rhawn Street.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 22.8 square miles (59.0 km 2), of which 22.6 square miles (58.5 km 2) is land and 0.2 square mile (0.5 km 2) (0.92%) is water. The Limerick Nuclear Power Plant is located within its borders, along with Heritage Field Airport.
Havertown's ZIP Code is 19083 and "Havertown" is a postal address. The name "Havertown" was coined by the U.S. Post Office and came into use on January 1, 1946. [ 1 ] Before then, each constituent community was known by its local name: Bon Air, Brookline , Penfield , Beechwood, Llanerch , Manoa, Oakmont , Coopertown, and Ardmore .
The land that would become Overbrook, along with the rest of Philadelphia, made up part of the vast Northeastern coastal forests inhabited by the Lenape people. European settlers moved inland from the Delaware River in the 17th century, [3] including Welsh settlers who acquired land in the areas west of Philadelphia in the 1680s, establishing farms and mills.
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Northeast Philadelphia, nicknamed Northeast Philly, the Northeast and the Great Northeast, is a section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.According to the 2000 census, Northeast Philadelphia has a population of between 300,000 and 450,000, depending on how the area is defined. [1]