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  2. Frankford Special Services District of Philadelphia - Wikipedia

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    Frankford SSD sign on a Market-Frankford subway/elevated line support, December, 2009. Frankford Special Services District of Philadelphia was a municipal authority providing business improvement district services in the Frankford neighborhood of Northeast Philadelphia. [3] It is defunct as of 1 January 2012, per the enabling ordinance.

  3. 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] and the sixth-most populous city in the nation, with a population of 1,603,797 in the 2020 census. The city is the urban core of the larger Delaware Valley, also known as the Philadelphia metropolitan area, the ...

  4. Parx Casino and Racing - Wikipedia

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    Parx Casino and Racing. / 40.1186; -74.9530. Parx Casino and Racing (formerly Philadelphia Park Racetrack and Casino) is a Thoroughbred horse racing venue and the largest casino gaming complex in Pennsylvania. Parx is located in Bensalem Township in Bucks County, northeast of the city of Philadelphia.

  5. History of slavery in Pennsylvania - Wikipedia

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    After the founding of Pennsylvania in 1682, Philadelphia became the region's main port for the import of slaves. Throughout the colony and state's history, most slaves lived in or near that city. Although most slaves were brought into the colony in small groups, in December 1684, the slave ship Isabella unloaded a cargo of 150 slaves from Africa.

  6. 1985 MOVE bombing - Wikipedia

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    The 1985 MOVE bombing, locally known by its date, May 13, 1985, [2] was the destruction of residential homes in the Cobbs Creek neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, by the Philadelphia Police Department during a standoff with MOVE, a black liberation organization. Philadelphia police dropped two explosive devices from a ...

  7. Fair Hill Burial Ground - Wikipedia

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    Fair Hill Burial Ground is a historic cemetery in the Fairhill neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.Founded by the Religious Society of Friends in 1703, it fell into disuse until the 1840s when it was revived by the Hicksite Quaker community of Philadelphia, which played an important role in the abolition and early women's rights movements.