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built a road to bring their grain to the mill. At the end of Welsh Road is Mill Street, which leads to where the mills once stood. When Robert Lewis came into ownership, he added a cooperage for the production of barrels and hogsheads, and this required construction of a sawmill, and probably a cider
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Frankford and Bristol Turnpike. Ferries had operated near the mouth of the Pennypack from early time. Ferry Lane, (now Pennypack Street) was built to access the Frankford-Bristol Road. In 1803 Holmesburg got its own toll-house and toll-gate, to cover maintenance.
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purchased 100 acres (40 ha) of land along
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2431:Germantown
2363:Kensington
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1999:Cedarbrook
1973:Roxborough
1958:East Falls
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1508:Hog Island
1350:Fabric Row
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335:Vincentian
252:. In 1683
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196:Holmesburg
109:75°01′41″W
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2484:Footnotes
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2320:Frankford
2194:Pennypack
2169:Millbrook
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1748:Ivy Hill
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1498:Eastwick
1355:FDR Park
1282:Old City
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