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Philadelphia is one of the oldest and most historically significant US cities. It was the nation's first
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in the United States and the largest in the Commonwealth of
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played an extraordinary role in Philadelphia's rise.
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Portal:Philadelphia
Independence Hall.
Philadelphia
sixth-most-populous city
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia County
New York City
metropolitan area
eighth-largest in the US
Delaware Valley
capital
American Revolution
English
London
Boston
New York City
Benjamin Franklin
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