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County Information
Philadelphiahas
a population of around 1.5 million people.
There are many trails to hike
on in Philadelphia.
County History
The first inhabitants of Philadelphia
were the Algonquian Indian tribes. The first European settlers
were
the Dutch and Swedish.
There are three historical landmarks in Philadelphia that are not very popular but are very interesting: Grove Hill, the Mill, First Baptist Church.
Geography
The weather
in Philadelphia varies with each season.The population
in Philadelphia is shrinking more and more every year. The food in
Philadelphia varies alot they have a variety of different foods.
Geology
Philadelphia's geology
mountainous in parts and flat in others.
Politics
Philadelphia has many "hot topics"
right now. Sam Manzie for example is a teenager and got 70 years
in prison. The mayor's race in very big right now. The Monica
Lewinsky scandal is very big in Philadelphia; there are more people in
Philadelphia watching the scandal than residents of any other city.
Miscellaneous
There are many media
outlets in Philadelphia.
There is a website
that has all kinds of links to anything you can imagine for Pennsylvania
it has road maps, games, history, and just about anything else you can
think of.