The Colonial Homes of Philadelphia and Its NeighbourhoodJ.B. Lippincott, 1912 - 365 pages |
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... SCHUYLKILL IN KINGSESSING . 94 WHITBY HALL , KINGSESSING ( WESTERN END ) 98 PARLOUR AT WHITBY HALL . 102 WHITBY HALL ... RIVER FRONT ... 118 GREAT CHAMBER ON SECOND FLOOR AT MOUNT PLEASANT ... 120 SOLITUDE , ON THE SCHUYLKILL . LAUREL HILL , ...
... SCHUYLKILL IN KINGSESSING . 94 WHITBY HALL , KINGSESSING ( WESTERN END ) 98 PARLOUR AT WHITBY HALL . 102 WHITBY HALL ... RIVER FRONT ... 118 GREAT CHAMBER ON SECOND FLOOR AT MOUNT PLEASANT ... 120 SOLITUDE , ON THE SCHUYLKILL . LAUREL HILL , ...
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... Schuylkill River , on the Sunday evening of their arrival , by a party of gentlemen among whom were Richard Peters , the sec- retary of the Province , Robert Strettell , Andrew Hamil- ton , and several other substantial citizens , who ...
... Schuylkill River , on the Sunday evening of their arrival , by a party of gentlemen among whom were Richard Peters , the sec- retary of the Province , Robert Strettell , Andrew Hamil- ton , and several other substantial citizens , who ...
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... Schuylkill River below Manayunk , was long the mecca for their friends and descendants . Deborah Wharton became one of the most widely known ministers of the Society of Friends and visited many different parts of the country on behalf ...
... Schuylkill River below Manayunk , was long the mecca for their friends and descendants . Deborah Wharton became one of the most widely known ministers of the Society of Friends and visited many different parts of the country on behalf ...
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... Schuylkill " meaning " Hidden River . " 66 66 Below the Market Street bridge , the site of the old Middle Ferry , " the nearest Colonial mansion still stand- ing , built on one of the highest points of the west bank , is the Woodlands ...
... Schuylkill " meaning " Hidden River . " 66 66 Below the Market Street bridge , the site of the old Middle Ferry , " the nearest Colonial mansion still stand- ing , built on one of the highest points of the west bank , is the Woodlands ...
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... Schuylkill , the next Colonial seat of interest on the right bank of the river below the Woodlands is the Bartram House which , with the surrounding gar- dens , the City now owns . The Lower Ferry or Gray's Ferry , it was known by both ...
... Schuylkill , the next Colonial seat of interest on the right bank of the river below the Woodlands is the Bartram House which , with the surrounding gar- dens , the City now owns . The Lower Ferry or Gray's Ferry , it was known by both ...
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