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The boundaries and area changed on
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from which the township's founder, William Warner, hailed. In
Philadelphia, "Blockley" was synonymous with the
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An irregularly shaped area of 7,580 acres (31 km), Blockley
Township was located on the west side of the
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It was traversed by the Darby Road (today's
Woodland Avenue) and Chadd’s Ford or Baltimore Pike, the road to
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Incorporated
District, Boroughs, and Townships in the County of Philadelphia, 1854 By Rudolph J. Walther
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Chronology of the
Political Subdivisions of the County of Philadelphia, 1683-1854
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Municipalities in
Philadelphia County prior to the Act of Consolidation, 1854
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Philadelphia proper by the 1854
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that opened here in 1832. The township also contained
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27:Former Township in Pennsylvania, United States
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516:Genealogy of Philadelphia County Subdivisions
87:Location of Blockley Township in Pennsylvania
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513:Daly, John; Weinberg, Allen (October 1966).
358:Within its boundaries were the villages of
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120:Blockley Township (the United States)
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1855:Philadelphia is its own county seat.
453:WEST PHILADELPHIA: THE BASIC HISTORY
447:Sullivan, Promise and Kim Franklin.
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254:Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
584:Former municipalities are below.
449:"Chapter 1: Pre-History to 1854"
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421:Borough of West Philadelphia
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331:, down to the Nanganesy or
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1655:Philadelphia (Center City)
693:Central South Philadelphia
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1136:North Philadelphia East
708:East Passyunk Crossing
670:Washington Square West
414:the Woodlands Cemetery
803:Southwest Center City
703:Dickinson Square West
345:Lower Merion Township
273:Historical population
212: • Summer (
152:39.97500°N 75.23056°W
909:Avenue of Technology
891:Southwest Schuylkill
428:Act of Consolidation
339:; along the same to
325:Kingsessing Township
262:Act of Consolidation
258:City of Philadelphia
252:that was located in
1512:Ashton-Woodenbridge
1014:30th Street Station
929:Centennial District
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157:39.97500; -75.23056
148: /
1814:Northern Liberties
1736:Northern Liberties
1171:Strawberry Mansion
1131:Northern Liberties
1039:Wynnefield Heights
655:Rittenhouse Square
610:Avenue of the Arts
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1024:Walnut Hill
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939:Cobbs Creek
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1794:Germantown
1726:Kensington
1688:Germantown
1678:Bridesburg
1610:Kensington
1605:Harrowgate
1595:Bridesburg
1567:Torresdale
1476:Rhawnhurst
1446:Holmesburg
1382:Mount Airy
1372:Germantown
1362:Cedarbrook
1336:Roxborough
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1034:Wynnefield
969:Mill Creek
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934:Cedar Park
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1693:Manayunk
1673:Aramingo
1665:Boroughs
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1547:Normandy
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1647:Cities
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1377:Morton
1277:Ogontz
1146:Poplar
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964:Mantua
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278:Census
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1851:As a
1481:Ryers
1282:Olney
1272:Logan
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