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  1. The city of Philadelphia was founded in 1682 by William Penn in the English Crown Province of Pennsylvania between the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers. Before then, the area was inhabited by the Lenape people.

  2. Mar 8, 2019 · In 1790, after the Revolutionary War (during which the city witnessed the Battle of Germantown ), Philadelphia served as capital of the United States. By that time, it was the new nation’s...

  3. 2 days ago · Philadelphia, city and port, coextensive with Philadelphia county, southeastern Pennsylvania, and situated at the confluence of the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers. It is the largest city in the state. Learn more about Philadelphia, including its history, in this article.

  4. 1790. November: George Washington moves into President's House on High Street. December 6: United States capital relocates to Philadelphia from New York City for a period of 10 years as the new national capital is constructed in Washington, D.C. Philadelphia Stock Exchange founded.

  5. 3 days ago · Philadelphia - Colonial, Revolutionary, Quaker: William Penn acquired the province of Pennsylvania in 1681 from King Charles II of England as a place where his fellow Quakers could enjoy freedom of worship and a chance to govern themselves and develop their own way of life.

  6. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia - Wikipedia

    1215531 [10] Website. www.phila.gov. Philadelphia, colloquially referred to as Philly, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania [11] and the sixth-most populous city in the nation, with a population of 1,603,797 in the 2020 census. The city is the urban core of the larger Delaware Valley, also known as the Philadelphia ...

  7. The city of Philadelphia was founded in 1682 by William Penn in the English Crown Province of Pennsylvania between the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers. Before then, the area was inhabited by the Lenape people.