If you ever notice a street tree in your area that may be hazardous to the neighborhood, the City of Philadelphia will inspect the situation and may remove trees for free and as needed. You can request the service online by filling out the form here or by calling (215) 685-4363 or (...
In late 1998, a group calling itself Friends of Benjamin Franklin House began to convert the dilapidated building into a museum to honor Franklin, whose other home in Philadelphia had been razed in 1812 to make way for new construction (a "ghost house" frame now sits on the site).[8]Work...
Philadelphia: C. Sherman. Upper Canada Journals of the Legislative Assembly, 2nd session, 11th Parliament, 2 Wm. IV. 1831, 100. Wayland, F. [1837] 1871. Elements of Political Economy. Boston: Gould and Lincoln. Whately, R. 1832. Introductory Lectures on Political Economy, delivered in ...
↑Family Data Collection - Individual Records Author: Edmund West, comp. Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2000. Note: Page: Birth year: 1826; Birth city: Philadelphia; Birth state: PA. Birth date: December 1826Birth place: Philadelphia, Philadel...
from Philadelphia, who said, “Why doesn’t your mother make a fresh cup of coffee?” The lady’s reply is arresting. Certainly the world’s brew is bitter today, and we turn more and more to the chemist and the herbwoman to restore its goodness. But every time I examine those Cal ...
PHILADELPHIA (CBS)- The White House takes delivery, today, of its official Christmas tree-- an 18-and-a-half-foot Douglass fir from right here in Eastern Pennsylvania. This is the third time the Lehigh Valley's Crystal Springs farm has provided the first family's tree. ...
Street tree survival rates: Meta-analysis of previous studies and application to a field survey in Philadelphia, PA, USA. Urban For. Urban Green. 2011, 10, 269–274. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef] Browell, M.F. Tree Risk Assessment. Arboric. J. 1996, 20, 3–12. [Google Scholar] [...
On August 1, 1776, Samuel Adams delivered a speech at the State House in Philadelphia "to a very numerous audience." He said: There are instances of, I would say, an almost astonishing providence in our favor; our success has staggered our enemies, and almost given faith to infidels; ...
Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1969. Santino, Jack. All Around the Year: Holidays and Celebrations in American Life. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1994. Tuleja, Tad. Curious Customs: The Stories Behind 296 Popular American Rituals. New York: Harmony, 1987. WEB SITES Library of Congress www...
Strassburger, LI.D., Ralph Beaver; edited by William John Hinke, Ph.D., D.D., of the Pennsylvania-German Society. Pennsylvania German Pioneers, Volume I, 1727-1775. Also see Pennsylvania German Pioneers Passenger Lists: Palatine German Immigrant Ships to Philadelphia 1727-1739....