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  2. 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] 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 ...

  3. History of Philadelphia - Wikipedia

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    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 the First and Second ...

  4. Portal:Philadelphia - Wikipedia

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    The Philadelphia Portal. 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 ...

  5. Timeline of Philadelphia - Wikipedia

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    January 10: Thomas Paine 's Common Sense published. July 4: United States Declaration of Independence signed in the Pennsylvania State House. December 12: threat of British occupation of Philadelphia prompts Congress to move to Baltimore at Henry Fite House for two months. 1777. March 5: Congress returns to Philadelphia.

  6. Old City, Philadelphia - Wikipedia

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    Old City is a neighborhood in Center City, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, near the Delaware River waterfront. It is home to Independence National Historical Park, a dense section of historic landmarks including Independence Hall, the Liberty Bell, the First Bank of the United States, the Second Bank of the United States, and ...

  7. Center City, Philadelphia - Wikipedia

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    19102, 19103, 19106–19107, 19109, 19146–19147. Center City includes the central business district and central neighborhoods of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. It comprises the area that made up the City of Philadelphia prior to the Act of Consolidation, 1854, which extended the city borders to be coterminous with Philadelphia County.

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