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From Above: Refining along the Lower Schuylkill, 1926

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Planning underway for a new river wards history museum

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In Conversation With: Greg Heller on Ed Bacon and his legacy

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Schuylkill Banks eyes train bridge-trail connection, resumes riverboat tours

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Love Note #165: Theresa McCaul-Miller’s love poem to Laurel Hill Cemetery

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No human remains found at Potter’s Field site, final PHA decision pending

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From Above: Race Street Pier and High-Pressure Fire Service Building, 1926

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Waldorf School’s move to historic Germantown church property gets zoning-board support

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Roxborough community petitions against proposed Wendy’s at former Bunting House site

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South Kensington Church Plans to Sell Building

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From auto house to church: A view into Kingsessing’s past

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Search for remains begins ahead of schedule at Germantown Potter’s Field site

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Letter to the Editor: Wunsch responds to Farnham

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From Above: Looking West on Market Street, 1925

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Philadelphia Historical Commission Reviews PFSF, Curtis, other projects

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