Mermaids, Monasteries, Cherokees, and Custer: The Stories Behind Philadelphia Street NamesTracing street name origins in Philadelphia is like following the trail of American history. It winds, it rolls, it leads you to unexpected places. |
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... President of the United States . He is also remem- bered by cities named Dallas in Pennsylvania and Texas . Dallas Street This street was named for George Mifflin Dallas ( 1792- 1864 ) , the only Philadelphian ever elected Vice- President ...
... President of the United States . He is also remem- bered by cities named Dallas in Pennsylvania and Texas . Dallas Street This street was named for George Mifflin Dallas ( 1792- 1864 ) , the only Philadelphian ever elected Vice- President ...
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... president of the United States . But Abraham Reeves Jackson ( 1827-92 ) was a Philadelphia physician and pioneer gynecologist who was immortal- ized by Mark Twain as the doctor in Innocents Abroad . ( See Iseminger Street . ) Jacoby ...
... president of the United States . But Abraham Reeves Jackson ( 1827-92 ) was a Philadelphia physician and pioneer gynecologist who was immortal- ized by Mark Twain as the doctor in Innocents Abroad . ( See Iseminger Street . ) Jacoby ...
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... president of the United States . McKinley served in an Ohio regiment during the Civil War , as aide to Colonel Rutherford B. Hayes . At the end of the war , he had been promoted to major . Return- ing to Ohio , he studied law , but soon ...
... president of the United States . McKinley served in an Ohio regiment during the Civil War , as aide to Colonel Rutherford B. Hayes . At the end of the war , he had been promoted to major . Return- ing to Ohio , he studied law , but soon ...
Contents
Alphabetical listing of streets1 | 1 |
Bibliography251 | 251 |
Acknowledgments from the 1975 | 257 |
Copyright | |
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Alley Aramingo became Boulevard built called Camac Street Church City of Philadelphia city plan Cliveden Cobbs Creek commemorates Consolidation Council dedicated deeded Delancey Street Delaware Avenue Delaware River District Drive earliest section early extended Fairmount Park Ferry Fort Mifflin Front Street George Germantown Academy Germantown Avenue governor Grays Ferry honor House Lane Hunting Park Indian John jury confirmed Kelly Drive Kensington known Lancaster land later mansion Market Street Mifflin Moyamensing name change nineteenth century numbers official Opened by affidavit Original Streets Passyunk Penn's phia Philadel Philadelphia streets present-day president Quarter Sessions Quarter Sessions Court Queen Lane records renamed Ridge Avenue Rittenhouse Square road jury roadway Roosevelt Boulevard Roxborough Sansom Schuylkill Schuylkill River settlers South Square Stenton Avenue street grew street names Street See Counties street was named Tacony Thomas Toll Roads town Township Turnpike twentieth century vacated village Vine Walnut Washington West Philadelphia William Penn Wister