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Neighborhood of
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List of winners of the regatta of the Rowing
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This article is about the place in
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a camp for underprivileged children open from 1920-1951.
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473:(1860-1903), U.S. Congressman and businessman
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461:(born 1960), Philadelphia City Councilmember
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455:(1858-1955), Roman Catholic saint
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491:(1910-1963), U.S. Congressman
380:All Saints' Episcopal Church
357:Union League of Philadelphia
342:Nazareth Academy High School
49:Neighborhood of Philadelphia
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423:Abraham Lincoln High School
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29:Torrisdale (disambiguation)
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729:Central South Philadelphia
403:Glen Foerd on the Delaware
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322:Glen Foerd on the Delaware
288:Act of Consolidation, 1854
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1578:Morrell Park
1477:Holme Circle
1250:Hunting Park
1192:South Lehigh
1137:Francisville
985:Garden Court
955:Carroll Park
917:Mount Moriah
902:Elmwood Park
824:Point Breeze
701:South Street
696:Society Hill
676:Logan Square
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156:Pennsylvania
123:40.05; -75.0
1835:Kingsessing
1767:Moyamensing
1623:River Wards
1573:Modena Park
1527:Wissinoming
1393:Beggarstown
1377:Wissahickon
1293:Feltonville
1222:Upper North
1157:N3RD Street
1112:Brewerytown
1094:Lower North
1060:Walnut Hill
1040:Spruce Hill
975:Cobbs Creek
912:Kingsessing
864:Wilson Park
809:Packer Park
799:Moyamensing
764:Grays Ferry
724:Bella Vista
638:Center City
435:Gia Carangi
353:golf course
349:Donald Ross
286:Before the
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1903:Categories
1870:Roxborough
1830:Germantown
1762:Kensington
1724:Germantown
1714:Bridesburg
1646:Kensington
1641:Harrowgate
1631:Bridesburg
1603:Torresdale
1512:Rhawnhurst
1482:Holmesburg
1418:Mount Airy
1408:Germantown
1398:Cedarbrook
1372:Roxborough
1357:East Falls
1265:Swampoodle
1117:Callowhill
1070:Wynnefield
1005:Mill Creek
990:Haddington
970:Cedar Park
907:Hog Island
749:Fabric Row
496:References
351:–designed
242:Holmesburg
222:Torresdale
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1883:Footnotes
1802:Townships
1787:Southwark
1749:Districts
1739:Whitehall
1719:Frankford
1593:Pennypack
1568:Millbrook
1553:Bustleton
1472:Frankford
1467:Fox Chase
1437:Northeast
1337:Northwest
1303:Koreatown
1298:Fern Rock
1187:Sharswood
1142:Hartranft
1132:Fairmount
1010:Overbrook
892:Clearview
874:Southwest
834:Southwark
819:Pennsport
774:Hawthorne
769:Greenwich
656:Chinatown
413:Education
326:Andalusia
318:Andalusia
259:with the
1860:Passyunk
1845:Moreland
1825:Delaware
1810:Blockley
1782:Richmond
1729:Manayunk
1709:Aramingo
1701:Boroughs
1636:Fishtown
1598:Somerton
1588:Parkwood
1583:Normandy
1492:Lawndale
1452:Burholme
1367:Parkland
1362:Manayunk
1245:Glenwood
1235:Badlands
1212:Yorktown
1147:Ivy Hill
1107:Belfield
1102:Badlands
1025:Parkside
922:Paschall
897:Eastwick
754:FDR Park
681:Old City
240:between
1820:Byberry
1815:Bristol
1757:Belmont
1558:Byberry
1502:Mayfair
1487:Juniata
1352:Andorra
1202:Stanton
859:Whitman
854:Wharton
804:Newbold
275:History
134:Country
109:75°00′W
106:40°03′N
1855:Oxford
1683:Cities
1673:Former
1522:Tacony
1423:Wister
1413:Morton
1313:Ogontz
1182:Poplar
1152:Ludlow
1000:Mantua
980:Dunlap
882:Angora
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1318:Olney
1308:Logan
1085:North
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186:19114
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1865:Penn
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