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Map of Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania highlighting Passyunk Township prior to the Act of Consolidation, 1854 Coordinates: 39°53′53″N 75°12′42″W / 39.89806°N 75.21167°W / 39.89806; -75
Passyunk Square, Philadelphia; Passyunk Avenue Bridge; See also. East Passyunk Crossing, Philadelphia; West Passyunk This page was last edited on 7 ...
Passyunk Avenue: Named after the Lenape word meaning "in the valley" or "in the valleys." [9] Philmont Ave: Named after the county line between Philadelphia and Montgomery Counties, which it runs along for part of its route (Phil + Mont). Pine Street: One of William Penn's streets named after trees, this one named after the pine tree. Race Street
Passyunk Square is a neighborhood in South Philadelphia bounded by Broad Street to the west, 6th Street to the east, Tasker Street to the south and Washington Avenue to the north. [ 1 ] Passyunk Square is bordered by the Bella Vista , Hawthorne , Central South Philadelphia , Wharton , and Point Breeze neighborhoods.
Moyamensing is an area of Philadelphia established as a Moyamensing Township during British colonial rule on the fast land of the Neck [clarification needed], lying between Passyunk and Wicaco. [1] It was incorporated into Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania , United States and today encompasses several neighborhoods along the Moyamensing Avenue ...
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Philadelphia County is the most populous of the 67 counties of Pennsylvania and the 24th-most populous county in the nation.As of the 2020 census, the county had a population of 1,603,797. [1]
Moyamensing Prison was a prison in the South Philadelphia neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.It was designed by Thomas Ustick Walter.Its cornerstone was laid on April 2, 1832; it opened on October 19, 1835, was in use until 1963, and was demolished in 1968.