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and Fort St. Davids, after which it is called Falls
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Incorporated
District, Boroughs, and Townships in the County of Philadelphia, 1854 By Rudolph J. Walther
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Political Subdivisions of the County of Philadelphia, 1683-1854
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1183:Holme Circle
956:Hunting Park
898:South Lehigh
843:Francisville
691:Garden Court
661:Carroll Park
623:Mount Moriah
608:Elmwood Park
530:Point Breeze
407:South Street
402:Society Hill
382:Logan Square
357:Broad Street
333:Sections and
318:Philadelphia
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110:Pennsylvania
1541:Kingsessing
1473:Moyamensing
1329:River Wards
1279:Modena Park
1233:Wissinoming
1099:Beggarstown
1083:Wissahickon
999:Feltonville
928:Upper North
863:N3RD Street
818:Brewerytown
800:Lower North
766:Walnut Hill
746:Spruce Hill
681:Cobbs Creek
618:Kingsessing
570:Wilson Park
515:Packer Park
505:Moyamensing
470:Grays Ferry
430:Bella Vista
344:Center City
268:Information
213:Vine Street
86: /
1609:Categories
1576:Roxborough
1536:Germantown
1468:Kensington
1430:Germantown
1420:Bridesburg
1352:Kensington
1347:Harrowgate
1337:Bridesburg
1309:Torresdale
1218:Rhawnhurst
1188:Holmesburg
1124:Mount Airy
1114:Germantown
1104:Cedarbrook
1078:Roxborough
1063:East Falls
971:Swampoodle
823:Callowhill
776:Wynnefield
711:Mill Creek
696:Haddington
676:Cedar Park
613:Hog Island
455:Fabric Row
217:Germantown
164:Area codes
74:75°10′30″W
71:40°01′19″N
1589:Footnotes
1508:Townships
1493:Southwark
1455:Districts
1445:Whitehall
1425:Frankford
1299:Pennypack
1274:Millbrook
1259:Bustleton
1178:Frankford
1173:Fox Chase
1143:Northeast
1043:Northwest
1009:Koreatown
1004:Fern Rock
893:Sharswood
848:Hartranft
838:Fairmount
716:Overbrook
598:Clearview
580:Southwest
540:Southwark
525:Pennsport
480:Hawthorne
475:Greenwich
362:Chinatown
243:Resources
126:Time zone
1566:Passyunk
1551:Moreland
1531:Delaware
1516:Blockley
1488:Richmond
1435:Manayunk
1415:Aramingo
1407:Boroughs
1342:Fishtown
1304:Somerton
1294:Parkwood
1289:Normandy
1198:Lawndale
1158:Burholme
1073:Parkland
1068:Manayunk
951:Glenwood
941:Badlands
918:Yorktown
853:Ivy Hill
813:Belfield
808:Badlands
731:Parkside
628:Paschall
603:Eastwick
460:FDR Park
387:Old City
236:Nicetown
181:township
1526:Byberry
1521:Bristol
1463:Belmont
1264:Byberry
1208:Mayfair
1193:Juniata
1058:Andorra
908:Stanton
565:Whitman
560:Wharton
510:Newbold
199:History
99:Country
51:Map of
1561:Oxford
1389:Cities
1379:Former
1228:Tacony
1129:Wister
1119:Morton
1019:Ogontz
888:Poplar
858:Ludlow
706:Mantua
686:Dunlap
588:Angora
179:was a
115:County
1593:As a
1223:Ryers
1024:Olney
1014:Logan
791:North
422:South
152:UTC-4
131:UTC-5
107:State
1571:Penn
1483:Penn
643:West
232:Penn
230:and
156:EDT
145:DST
135:EST
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302:t
295:v
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