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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 ...
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One of the founders of the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia [10] Henry S. Spackman: Washington: 1839 – 1843: Jacob Gratz: Democratic: 1841 – 1842: William Bradford Reed: Whig: 1841 – 1842: Pennsylvania Attorney General from 1838 to 1839. U.S. Minister to China in 1857 [11] William A. Crabb: Whig: 1843 – 1855: Joseph Bailey: Democratic ...
Philadelphia began preparing for invasion in 1863, but the Confederate Army was repelled by Union forces at Gettysburg. [63] In the years following the American Civil War, Philadelphia's population continued to grow. The population grew from 565,529 in 1860 to 674,022 in 1870. By 1876, the city's population stood at 817,000.
Pennsylvania State Senate District 5 includes parts of Philadelphia County. ... Ward 56; Ward 57; Ward 58; Ward 63; Ward 64; Ward 65; ... 1860: George W. Stein ...
Re-elected in 1860. Retired. Leonard Myers (Philadelphia) Republican: March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1869 38th 39th 40th: Elected in 1862. Re-elected in 1864. Re-elected in 1866.. John Moffet (Philadelphia) Democratic: March 4, 1869 – April 9, 1869 40th: Lost contested election. Leonard Myers (Philadelphia) Republican: April 9, 1869 – March 3 ...
It 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, located in the 25th ward of the city. [11]
The 185th Pennsylvania House of Representatives District is located in Delaware County and Philadelphia County and encompasses the Philadelphia International Airport and the Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum. It also includes the following areas: [1] Delaware County. Colwyn; Darby Township (PART, Wards 01 and 02) Sharon Hill; Philadelphia ...