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293:Tacony Creek
292:
280:
278:
270:Pennsylvania
261:
260:
248:River system
128:Municipality
97:Pennsylvania
68:Pennsylvania
1278:Elkins Park
858:Elkins Park
826:Communities
616:Cobbs Creek
578:Upper Darby
570:Cobbs Creek
482:James Logan
477:Heckewelder
308:Feltonville
228: /
1426:Categories
1299:bus routes
1288:Cheltenham
1245:Warminster
1218:rail lines
1183:Historical
1144:Newgrounds
1103:Ezra Pound
848:Cheltenham
843:Cedarbrook
747:2014-01-11
627:References
580:children.
534:Freaheatah
518:Tackawanna
510:Toaconinck
486:Mount Airy
328:Bridesburg
192:Bridesburg
165:Cheltenham
155:Hill Crest
1235:Fox Chase
1225:Main Line
1185:railroads
925:Education
853:Edge Hill
737:"Cleanup"
469:Winconico
312:Frankford
289:Lawncrest
1370:Former:
1273:Glenside
1259:Regional
1216:Regional
1117:See also
1047:Milmoral
993:National
878:McKinley
873:Laverock
863:Glenside
688:Archived
666:Archived
584:See also
506:Taoconik
473:Wincokoe
429:in 1988.
397:Glenside
381:this map
113:District
78:Location
889:Wyncote
868:La Mott
383:shows.
326:in the
83:Country
1076:People
880:(part)
528:Others
522:Tekene
339:Lenape
152:Source
103:Region
1297:SEPTA
304:Olney
175:Mouth
93:State
576:and
421:The
337:The
306:and
134:and
119:and
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1341:57
1336:55
1331:28
1326:24
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1361:H
1306:6
803:e
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