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  2. History of Philadelphia - Wikipedia

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    The city of Philadelphia was founded and incorporated in 1682 by William Penn in the English Crown Province of Pennsylvania between the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers. Before then, the area was inhabited by the Lenape people. Philadelphia quickly grew into an important colonial city and during the American Revolution was the site of the First ...

  3. Reclaim Philadelphia - Wikipedia

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    Philadelphia. Membership (2021) 870 [1] Lead Organizer. Kelly Morton [2] Political Director. Amanda McIllmurray [2] Reclaim Philadelphia is an American progressive activist group based in the city of Philadelphia. Strongly associated with the 501c4 group Pennsylvania Stands Up, Reclaim was founded out of the structures created by the Bernie ...

  4. Franklin Court - Wikipedia

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    Designated NHLDCP. October 15, 1966. Franklin Court is a complex of museums, structures, and historic sites within Independence National Historical Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is located at the site which American printer, scientist, diplomat, and statesman Benjamin Franklin had his Philadelphia residence from 1763 to his death in 1790.

  5. Stephen Decatur - Wikipedia

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    Commodore Stephen Decatur Jr. (/ d ɪ ˈ k eɪ t ər /; [1] January 5, 1779 – March 22, 1820) was a United States Navy officer. He was born on the eastern shore of Maryland in Worcester County.

  6. Culture of Philadelphia - Wikipedia

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    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.

  7. Old Philadelphians - Wikipedia

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    Old Philadelphians, also called Proper Philadelphians[1] or Perennial Philadelphians, [2] are the First Families of Philadelphia, that class of Pennsylvanians who claim hereditary and cultural descent mainly from England, also from Ulster, Wales and even Germany, and who founded the city of Philadelphia. They settled the state of Pennsylvania.

  8. John Coltrane House - Wikipedia

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    John Coltrane House. The John Coltrane House is a historic house at 1511 North 33rd Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. A National Historic Landmark, it was the home of American saxophonist and jazz pioneer John Coltrane from 1952 until 1958. [2] On his death in 1967 the house passed to his cousin, who sold it in 2004.

  9. List of National Historic Landmarks in Philadelphia - Wikipedia

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    39°58′28″N 75°09′33″W  /  39.9744°N 75.1592°W  / 39.9744; -75.1592  (Philadelphia School of Design for Women) Cabot. Edwin Forrest House, first home of the Philadelphia School of Design for Women, founded in 1848 by Sarah Peter, the only women's art and design college in the nation. 47. Edgar Allan Poe House.