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The European forts and settlements in the Delaware River Valley, then known as New Sweden, c. 1650 A 1683 map of Philadelphia, which is believed to be the first city map created Philadelphia's seal in 1683 Penn's Treaty with the Indians, a 1772 portrait by Benjamin West now on display above the north door of the United States Capitol rotunda
Philadelphia City Hall built; 1902 Automat eatery in business. Corn Exchange National Bank building constructed. [61] 1903 – Textile strike. [48] 1905 – City Club of Philadelphia chartered. [62] 1907 Broad Street Subway begins operation. March 7: Market Street Subway begins operation. 1908 - Celebration of the 225th anniversary of the ...
An 1846 map of Philadelphia. The Lombard Street riot was a three-day race riot in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1842. [1] [2] The riot was the last in a 13-year period marked by frequent racial attacks in the city.
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.
In 1840, Philadelphia's population was 93,665 and the rest of the county was 164,372; by 1850 the populations were 121,376 and 287,385 respectively. [2] One of the major reasons put forth for the consolidation of the city was the county's inability to govern. [3] Law enforcement found it difficult to enforce the peace.
Northern Liberties is a neighborhood in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.It is north of Center City along the Delaware River.Prior to its incorporation into Philadelphia in 1854, it was among the top 10 largest cities in the U.S. in every census from 1790 to 1840, and 11th in 1850.
Today, it is a neighborhood in the South Philadelphia section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Because of its location south of the early Philadelphia, the name was adopted in allusion to the borough of Southwark in the county of London, England, just south of the city of London. [3]
An 1844 illustration of St. Augustine Church on fire The church steeple in 2013. Fathers Matthew Carr and John Rosseter were sent to Philadelphia by the Catholic Church to buy land to build a church in the city. St. Augustine's Church began construction in 1796 to a design by Philadelphia architect Nicholas FitzMaurice Fagan (d. 1810) and was the first Order of Hermits of St. Augustine church ...