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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
1700 – Swedish Lutheran Gloria Dei Church consecrated. [2]1710 – Town Hall built. [3]1711 – Trinity Church built 1719 – American Weekly Mercury newspaper begins publication.
Location of Philadelphia in Pennsylvania. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.There are more than 600 properties and districts listed on the National Register in Philadelphia, including 67 National Historic Landmarks.
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.
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Philadelphia: . Philadelphia is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the second-largest city on the East Coast of the United States after New York City, and the fifth-most-populous city in the United States.
New Market, as it was originally known, and later also known as Head House (or Headhouse) Market and Second Street Market, is an historic street market which is located on South 2nd Street between Pine and Lombard Streets in the Society Hill neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
The mansion was designed in the Italianate style in the 1860s. [1] It was built for B. B. Comegys, the son of Cornelius P. Comegys, who worked as a merchant and banker. [2] ...
Philadelphia (/ f ɪ l ə ˈ d ɛ l f i. ə / ⓘ), colloquially referred to as Philly, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania [11] and the sixth-most populous city in the United States, with a population of 1,603,797 in the 2020 census.