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The area takes its name from White Hall, a grand mansion built there by Jesse Waln.
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764:Carroll Park
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1186:Wissahickon
1102:Feltonville
1031:Upper North
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903:Lower North
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849:Spruce Hill
784:Cobbs Creek
721:Kingsessing
673:Wilson Park
618:Packer Park
608:Moyamensing
573:Grays Ferry
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1712:Categories
1679:Roxborough
1639:Germantown
1571:Kensington
1533:Germantown
1523:Bridesburg
1455:Kensington
1450:Harrowgate
1440:Bridesburg
1412:Torresdale
1321:Rhawnhurst
1291:Holmesburg
1227:Mount Airy
1217:Germantown
1207:Cedarbrook
1181:Roxborough
1166:East Falls
1074:Swampoodle
926:Callowhill
879:Wynnefield
814:Mill Creek
799:Haddington
779:Cedar Park
716:Hog Island
558:Fabric Row
299:References
265:Bridesburg
127:75°11′11″W
124:39°56′53″N
1692:Footnotes
1611:Townships
1596:Southwark
1558:Districts
1548:Whitehall
1528:Frankford
1402:Pennypack
1377:Millbrook
1362:Bustleton
1281:Frankford
1276:Fox Chase
1246:Northeast
1146:Northwest
1112:Koreatown
1107:Fern Rock
996:Sharswood
951:Hartranft
941:Fairmount
819:Overbrook
701:Clearview
683:Southwest
643:Southwark
628:Pennsport
583:Hawthorne
578:Greenwich
465:Chinatown
356:Resources
179:Time zone
1669:Passyunk
1654:Moreland
1634:Delaware
1619:Blockley
1591:Richmond
1538:Manayunk
1518:Aramingo
1510:Boroughs
1445:Fishtown
1407:Somerton
1397:Parkwood
1392:Normandy
1301:Lawndale
1261:Burholme
1176:Parkland
1171:Manayunk
1054:Glenwood
1044:Badlands
1021:Yorktown
956:Ivy Hill
916:Belfield
911:Badlands
834:Parkside
731:Paschall
706:Eastwick
563:FDR Park
490:Old City
1629:Byberry
1624:Bristol
1566:Belmont
1367:Byberry
1311:Mayfair
1296:Juniata
1161:Andorra
1011:Stanton
668:Whitman
663:Wharton
613:Newbold
252:History
234:borough
152:Country
1664:Oxford
1492:Cities
1482:Former
1331:Tacony
1232:Wister
1222:Morton
1122:Ogontz
991:Poplar
961:Ludlow
809:Mantua
789:Dunlap
691:Angora
285:Tacony
232:was a
168:County
1696:As a
1326:Ryers
1127:Olney
1117:Logan
894:North
525:South
205:UTC-4
184:UTC-5
160:State
1674:Penn
1586:Penn
746:West
209:EDT
198:DST
188:EST
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