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  2. History of Philadelphia - Wikipedia

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    A 1752 map of Philadelphia. The city of Philadelphia was founded 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 ...

  3. Philadelphia City Council - Wikipedia

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    The Philadelphia City Council, the legislative body of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, consists of ten members elected by district and seven members elected at-large. The council president is elected by the members from among their number. Each member's term is four years, and there are no limits on the number of terms a member may serve.

  4. Philadelphia - Wikipedia

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    Website. www.phila.gov. Philadelphia, commonly 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 nation, with a population of 1,603,797 in the 2020 census. The city is the urban core of the larger Delaware Valley, also known as the Philadelphia metropolitan area, the ...

  5. Mayor Cherelle Parker sets citywide cleaning program in ... - AOL

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    PHILADELPHIA - This week, the City of Philadelphia launched its 13-week citywide cleaning program. The Office of Clean and Green Initiatives is collaborating with various departments to address ...

  6. Philadelphia City Hall - Wikipedia

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    Philadelphia City Hall under construction in 1881. The building was designed by Scottish-born architect John McArthur Jr. and Thomas Ustick Walter [13] in the Second Empire style, and was constructed from 1871 to 1901 at a cost of $24 million. City Hall's tower was completed by 1894, [1] although the interior was not finished until 1901.

  7. Mayor of Philadelphia - Wikipedia

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    Humphrey Morrey. Formation. 1691. Salary. $218,000. Website. Office of the Mayor. The mayor of Philadelphia is the chief executive of the government of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, [1] as stipulated by the Charter of the City of Philadelphia. The current mayor of Philadelphia is Cherelle Parker, who is the first woman to hold the position.

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