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Term: Philadelphia

Located at confluence of Delaware and Schuylkill rivers; Quaker town was founded by W Penn; was thriving colonial center & active in American Revolution; later lost political and financial prestige to Washington & New York; was a strong anti-slavery power.

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active Philadelphia, 1838 - 1851
active Philadelphia, 1841 - 1917
Germantown, Pennsylvania, 1864 - 1945, Florence
Germantown, Pennsylvania, 1860 - 1938, Saunderstown, Rhode Island
Germantown, Pennsylvania, 1832 - 1888, Boston
Bath, England, 1776 - 1841, Philadelphia