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Activism
African Americans
Agriculture and Horticulture
Architecture
Art
Boundaries
Business, Industry, and Labor
Children and Youth
Commemorations and Holidays
Crime and Punishment
Economy
Education
Energy
Environment
Events
Film and TV
Food and Drink
Geography
Government and Politics
Health and Medicine
Historic Places and Symbols
Housing
Immigration and Migration
Law
LGBTQ+
Literature and Print Culture
Maritime
Military and War
Museums and Libraries
Music
Native Americans
Neighborhoods
Performing Arts
Planning (Urban and Regional)
Popular Culture
Professions and Products
Religion and Faith Communities
Science and Technology
Sports and Recreation
Streets and Highways
Suburbs
Tourism
Transportation
Wealth and Poverty
Women
Time Periods
American Revolution Era
Before Colonization
Capital of the United States Era
Colonial Era
Nineteenth Century after 1854
Nineteenth Century to 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
Center City Philadelphia
North Philadelphia
Northeast Philadelphia
Northwest Philadelphia
South Philadelphia
Southwest Philadelphia
West Philadelphia
Bucks County, Pennsylvania
Delaware County, Pennsylvania
Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
Chester County, Pennsylvania
Burlington County, New Jersey
Camden County, New Jersey
Cumberland County, New Jersey
Gloucester County, New Jersey
Salem County, New Jersey
Jersey Shore
New Castle County, Delaware
Chester, Pennsylvania
Doylestown, Pennsylvania
Media, Pennsylvania
Norristown, Pennsylvania
West Chester, Pennsylvania
Atlantic City, New Jersey
Bridgeton, New Jersey
Camden, New Jersey
Lawnside, New Jersey
Mount Holly Township, New Jersey
Salem (City), New Jersey
Trenton, New Jersey
Woodbury, New Jersey
Wilmington, Delaware
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Contents
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Featured Subjects
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Activism
African Americans
Agriculture and Horticulture
Architecture
Art
Boundaries
Business, Industry, and Labor
Children and Youth
Commemorations and Holidays
Crime and Punishment
Economy
Education
Energy
Environment
Events
Film and TV
Food and Drink
Geography
Government and Politics
Health and Medicine
Historic Places and Symbols
Housing
Immigration and Migration
Law
LGBTQ+
Literature and Print Culture
Maritime
Military and War
Museums and Libraries
Music
Native Americans
Neighborhoods
Performing Arts
Planning (Urban and Regional)
Popular Culture
Professions and Products
Religion and Faith Communities
Science and Technology
Sports and Recreation
Streets and Highways
Suburbs
Tourism
Transportation
Wealth and Poverty
Women
Time Periods
+
American Revolution Era
Before Colonization
Capital of the United States Era
Colonial Era
Nineteenth Century after 1854
Nineteenth Century to 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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Center City Philadelphia
North Philadelphia
Northeast Philadelphia
Northwest Philadelphia
South Philadelphia
Southwest Philadelphia
West Philadelphia
Bucks County, Pennsylvania
Delaware County, Pennsylvania
Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
Chester County, Pennsylvania
Burlington County, New Jersey
Camden County, New Jersey
Cumberland County, New Jersey
Gloucester County, New Jersey
Salem County, New Jersey
Jersey Shore
New Castle County, Delaware
Chester, Pennsylvania
Doylestown, Pennsylvania
Media, Pennsylvania
Norristown, Pennsylvania
West Chester, Pennsylvania
Atlantic City, New Jersey
Bridgeton, New Jersey
Camden, New Jersey
Lawnside, New Jersey
Mount Holly Township, New Jersey
Salem (City), New Jersey
Trenton, New Jersey
Woodbury, New Jersey
Wilmington, Delaware
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Backgrounders
The Academy of Natural Sciences museum is closed. Its supporters aren’t done.
The Academy of Natural Sciences museum is closed. Its supporters aren’t done.
Connecting the Past with the Present, Building Community, Creating a Legacy
