"The City of Brotherly Love"
The layout of Philadelphia was planned out by William Penn. A statue of William Penn tops City Hall.
On July 1, 1776, the Second Continental Congress met in Philadelphia, and on the following day 12 of the 13 colonies voted in favor of Richard Henry Lee's motion for independence. The delegates then spent the next two days debating and revising the language of a statement drafted by Thomas Jefferson. On July 4, Congress officially adopted the Declaration of Independence, and as a result the date is celebrated as Independence Day.
From 1790-1800, Philadelphia was the capital of the U.S. Government while a permanent capital city was being built.
Philadelphia was the home of the first paper mill in North America, the first public school, the first Presbytery, the first volunteer fire association, and the first permanent theatre house.
The city of Philadelphia is located
94.5 miles
( 152 km )
--- heading 103o (east-southeast)
from Harrisburg.
At the time of the 2000 census, the city of Philadelphia had a population of 1,517,550 living in 590,071 households. The median age was 34.2 yrs.
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Base State Sales Tax
6%
2012 Medium Income
$51,904
Governor
Thomas W Wolf
US Senators
US Representatives
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