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In addition to overseeing nearly 10,200 acres of land and hundreds of recreation centers, some of the amenities found in the parks and recreation system include 71 outdoor pools, 223 miles of trails, 404 baseball/softball fields, 40 historic sites, 25 public access computing centers, 460 basketball courts and 66 gardens, farms and orchards.
This road followed a Native American path from the Delaware River just north of Old City Philadelphia, through Germantown, about 6 miles northwest of Center City Philadelphia, and on to Pottstown. Settlement in the Germantown area began, at the invitation of William Penn , in 1683 by Nederlanders and Germans under the leadership of Francis ...
The park's cultural resource management program protects the historic buildings, archaeological sites, and cultural landscapes within the park, and approximately 1.5 million artifacts within the park. In 2003, the park's major projects primarily addressed repair and rehabilitation of park buildings and grounds. [1]
The Thomas Bond House is located at 129 South Second Street [1] in Old City, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.Originally built in 1769, as the home of Dr. Thomas Bond, it has since been restored into a bed and breakfast.
The City of Philadelphia assumed control of the site in 1891, protecting it as a city park. The John Bartram Association was formally organized in 1893, to oversee preservation and presentation of the garden, house, and outbuildings. [22] The garden was designated as a National Historic Landmark in 1960. [21]
Washington Square, originally designated in 1682 as Southeast Square, is a 6.4 acres (2.6 ha) open-space park in Center City, Philadelphia, The southeast quadrant and one of the five original planned squares laid out on the city grid by William Penn's surveyor, Thomas Holme.
Philadelphians celebrating Independence Day on July 4, 1819. Present-day Philadelphia was formerly inhabited by Lenape, a Native American tribe. In the 17th and 18th centuries, Philadelphia was known globally for its freedom of religion and a city where people could live without fear of persecution because of their religious affiliations or practices.
Fairmount Park is the largest municipal park in Philadelphia and the historic name for a group of parks located throughout the city. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] Fairmount Park consists of two park sections named East Park and West Park, divided by the Schuylkill River , with the two sections together totalling 2,052 acres (830 ha). [ 3 ]