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Abraham Harley Cassel boasted a renowned collection of these in the mid-1880s. What were they?

6/2/14
Author Cary Hutto

Topics : 19th century, Arts and Culture, Religion
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Who did Martin Luther King Jr. visit with during a 1957 trip to Philadelphia?

6/2/14
Author vfraley@hsp.org

Topics : Civil Rights, Community and Public Service, Philadelphia
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Which member of Philadelphia's Cadwalader family was wounded in a duel with a local surgeon?

3/20/14
Author vfraley@hsp.org

Topics : 19th century, Community and Public Service, Military conflict, Philadelphia
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What was the name of the Philadelphia Phillies ballpark once located at North Broad Street and West Lehigh Avenue?

10/20/13
Author Cary Hutto

Topics : 20th century, Architecture, Philadelphia, Recreation and Sport
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What was the name of the summer estate that would become the Morris Arboretum?

10/6/13
Author Cary Hutto

Topics : Environment and Nature, Philadelphia
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2013 marks the 300th anniversary of the founding of what New Jersey town?

9/22/13
Author Cary Hutto

Topics : Colonial period
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September 22 marks the anniversary of what important U.S. document?

9/15/13
Author Cary Hutto

Topics : 18th century, Colonial period, Government and civics
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Philadelphia businessman Adolf Borie held what position in the U.S. government?

9/8/13
Author Cary Hutto

Topics : 19th century, Civil War, Government and civics, Industry
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This year marks the 120th anniversary of what local service organization?

9/1/13
Author Cary Hutto

Topics : 19th century, 20th century, Community and Public Service
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Who wrote Miracle at Philadelphia: The Story of the Constitutional Convention?

8/25/13
Author Cary Hutto

Topics : 20th century, Arts and Culture, Women
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