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Greater Philadelphia
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Children and Youth
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Commemorations and Holidays
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Crime and Punishment
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Health and Medicine
Historic Places and Symbols
Housing
Immigration and Migration
Law
LGBT
Literature
Maritime
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Military and War
Movies
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Music
National History Day Topics
Native Americans
Neighborhoods
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Performing Arts
Planning (Urban and Regional)
Popular Culture
Religion and Faith Communities
Science and Technology
Sports and Recreation
Streets and Highways
Suburbs
Tourism
Trades
Transportation
Wealth and Poverty
Women
Time Periods
Before Colonization
Colonial Era
American Revolution Era
Capital of the United States Era
Nineteenth Century to 1854
Nineteenth Century after 1854
Twentieth Century after 1945
Twentieth Century to 1945
Twenty-First Century
Themes
Athens of America
City of Brotherly Love
City of Firsts
City of Homes
City of Medicine
City of Neighborhoods
Corrupt and Contented
Cradle of Liberty
Greater Philadelphia
Green Country Town
Holy Experiment
Philadelphia and the Nation
Philadelphia and the World
Philadelphia, the Place that Loves You Back
Quaker City
Workshop of the World
Locations
Bucks County, Pennsylvania
Burlington County, New Jersey
Camden County, New Jersey
Center City Philadelphia
Chester County, Pennsylvania
Cumberland County, New Jersey
Delaware County, Pennsylvania
Gloucester County, New Jersey
Jersey Shore
Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
New Castle County, Delaware
North Philadelphia
Northeast Philadelphia
Northwest Philadelphia
Salem County, New Jersey
South Philadelphia
Southwest Philadelphia
West Philadelphia
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Contents
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Featured Subjects
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Activism
African Americans
Agriculture and Horticulture
Animals
Architecture
Art
Boundaries
Business, Industry, and Labor
Children and Youth
Cities and Towns
Commemorations and Holidays
Counties
Crime and Punishment
Economic Development
Economy
Education
Energy
Environment
Events
Food and Drink
Geography
Government and Politics
Health and Medicine
Historic Places and Symbols
Housing
Immigration and Migration
Law
LGBT
Literature
Maritime
Media
Military and War
Movies
Museums and Libraries
Music
National History Day Topics
Native Americans
Neighborhoods
Organizations
Performing Arts
Planning (Urban and Regional)
Popular Culture
Religion and Faith Communities
Science and Technology
Sports and Recreation
Streets and Highways
Suburbs
Tourism
Trades
Transportation
Wealth and Poverty
Women
Time Periods
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Before Colonization
Colonial Era
American Revolution Era
Capital of the United States Era
Nineteenth Century to 1854
Nineteenth Century after 1854
Twentieth Century after 1945
Twentieth Century to 1945
Twenty-First Century
Themes
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Athens of America
City of Brotherly Love
City of Firsts
City of Homes
City of Medicine
City of Neighborhoods
Corrupt and Contented
Cradle of Liberty
Greater Philadelphia
Green Country Town
Holy Experiment
Philadelphia and the Nation
Philadelphia and the World
Philadelphia, the Place that Loves You Back
Quaker City
Workshop of the World
Locations
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Bucks County, Pennsylvania
Burlington County, New Jersey
Camden County, New Jersey
Center City Philadelphia
Chester County, Pennsylvania
Cumberland County, New Jersey
Delaware County, Pennsylvania
Gloucester County, New Jersey
Jersey Shore
Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
New Castle County, Delaware
North Philadelphia
Northeast Philadelphia
Northwest Philadelphia
Salem County, New Jersey
South Philadelphia
Southwest Philadelphia
West Philadelphia
Backgrounders
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Timeline
Maps
Blog
About
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Backgrounders
How Philly became the ‘Mural Capital of the World’
How Philly became the ‘Mural Capital of the World’
Connecting the Past with the Present, Building Community, Creating a Legacy
