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Philadelphia, Philadelphia County

Well-Known Places in Philadelphia

Independence Hall, Liberty Bell, Philadelphia Museum of Art.

Philadelphia Business Districts

• Center City
• University City
• Navy Yard
• Market East
• Old City

Major Employers in Philadelphia

University of Pennsylvania, Comcast, Jefferson Health, Independence Blue Cross, Aramark, GlaxoSmithKline.

About Philadelphia, Philadelphia County

History of Philadelphia

• Founded in 1682 by William Penn, an English Quaker and champion of religious freedom, who arrived that October to begin his 'Holy Experiment' in tolerance.
• Penn named the city from Greek roots meaning 'brotherly love' and laid it out on an orderly grid with tree-named and numbered streets.
• Hosted the First and Second Continental Congresses; the Declaration of Independence was adopted at Independence Hall on July 4, 1776.

Landmarks and Places in Philadelphia

• The Philadelphia Museum of Art and its 'Rocky Steps'

The Philadelphia Economy

• Anchored by 'eds and meds': major universities such as the University of Pennsylvania, Drexel, and Temple, alongside a large hospital and health-system sector.
• A significant center for pharmaceuticals and life sciences in the surrounding region.
• Financial and professional services, with a long history as a manufacturing and shipping port on the Delaware River.

Community Life in Philadelphia

• Food: the cheesesteak (famously served at Pat's and Geno's in South Philadelphia), soft pretzels, water ice, hoagies, and scrapple.
• Sports: a famously passionate fan base for the Eagles (NFL), Phillies (MLB), 76ers (NBA), and Flyers (NHL), several sharing a South Philadelphia stadium complex.
• Music: home of the 'Sound of Philadelphia,' the lush Philly soul style that shaped 1970s R&B.

Local reference: en.wikipedia.org, www.theconstitutional.com, history.house.gov