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  2. List of Philadelphia placename etymologies - Wikipedia

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    Named for the Lenape word meaning "in the valley; in the Valleys." [9] Philmont Ave. Named for the county line between Philadelphia and Montgomery counties, which it runs along for part of its route ( Phil + Mont ). Pine Street. One of William Penn 's streets named for trees, this one was named for the pine tree .

  3. List of Philadelphia neighborhoods - Wikipedia

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    The following is a list of neighborhoods, districts and other places located in the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. The list is organized by broad geographical sections within the city. Common usage for Philadelphia's neighborhood names does not respect "official" borders used by the city's police, planning commission or ...

  4. Elfreth's Alley - Wikipedia

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    Elfreth's Alley is a historic street in the Old City neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, dating to 1703. The street has 32 houses, built between 1703 and 1836. The Elfreth's Alley Museum is located at #124 and 126. The alley, a National Historic Landmark, runs from North Front to North 2nd streets, paralleling Arch and Quarry streets.

  5. Category:Streets in Philadelphia - Wikipedia

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    Pennsylvania Route 63. Pennsylvania Route 73. Pennsylvania Route 232. Pennsylvania Route 291. Pennsylvania Route 532. Pennsylvania Route 611. Penrose Avenue. Philadelphia and Lancaster Turnpike. Powelton Avenue.

  6. Philadelphia - Wikipedia

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    Philadelphia, commonly referred to as Philly, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. Philadelphia is the nation's sixth-most populous city, with a population of 1,603,797 in the 2020 census and is the urban core of the larger Delaware Valley (or Philadelphia metropolitan area), the nation's seventh-largest and one of the world's largest metropolitan regions consisting of ...

  7. Market Street (Philadelphia) - Wikipedia

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    1682. Market Street, originally known as High Street, is a major east–west highway and street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. The street is signed as Pennsylvania Route 3 between 38th Street ( U.S. Route 13) and 15th Street ( PA 611 ). A short portion of the road continues west from Cobbs Creek Parkway (63rd Street) to Delaware ...

  8. 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 ...

  9. Philadelphia Main Line - Wikipedia

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    Today, the Main Line is another name for the western suburbs of Philadelphia along Lancaster Avenue (U.S. Route 30) and the former main line of the Pennsylvania Railroad and extending from the city limits to, traditionally, Bryn Mawr and ultimately Paoli, [12] an area of about 200 square miles (520 km 2 ).