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There were 12 churches in Philadelphia, including the following: There were 12 churches in Philadelphia, including the following:
-The Anglican Church, located in the Northern part of town.+*The Anglican Church, located in the Northern part of town.
- +*The Swedish Church, located on the southern outskirts of the town, near the river.
-The Swedish Church, located on the southern outskirts of the town, near the river.+*The German Lutheran Church, located in the Northwest side of town.
- +*The Old Presbyterian Church, located on the south side of Market Street, near the Market.
-The German Lutheran Church, located in the Northwest side of town.+*the New Presbyterian Church, in the Northwestern part of town, and built by the followers of George Whitefield in 1750.
- +*The Old German Reformed (Calvinistic) Church, in the west-northwest part of town.
-The Old Presbyterian Church, located on the south side of Market Street, near the Market.+*The New Reformed Church, built near the old one around 1750.
- +*Two Quaker Meeting Houses, one in the Market on the south side of town, and one in the north.
-the New Presbyterian Church, in the Northwestern part of town, and built by the followers of George Whitefield in 1750.+*The Anabaptists church in the northern area of town.
- +*The Roman Catholic Church, located in the southwest part of town, and equipped with an Organ.
-The Old German Reformed (Calvinistic) Church, in the west-northwest part of town.+*The Moravian or Zinzendorfian Brethren hired a house in the Northern part of town to conduct services in.
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-The New Reformed Church, built near the old one around 1750.+
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-Two Quaker Meeting Houses, one in the Market on the south side of town, and one in the north.+
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-The Anabaptists church in the northern area of town.+
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-The Roman Catholic Church, located in the southwest part of town, and equipped with an Organ.+
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-The Moravian or Zinzendorfian Brethren Hired a house in the Northern part of town to conduct services in.+
== Source == == Source ==
Benson, Adolph B., Ed. Peter Kalm's Travels in North America, Vol. 1. (New York NY: Dover Publications, inc. 1964) Benson, Adolph B., Ed. Peter Kalm's Travels in North America, Vol. 1. (New York NY: Dover Publications, inc. 1964)

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Philadelphia was a major port and trading center of the British North American Colonies, allong side New York and Boston.

Contents

Trade

Printers: Two English and one German, Including Benjamin Franklin. Two English and One German Newspaper published weekly.

Port Activity:

Population

Estimated at over 10,000 in 1746 and rapidly increasing.

Buildings

Churches

There were 12 churches in Philadelphia, including the following:

  • The Anglican Church, located in the Northern part of town.
  • The Swedish Church, located on the southern outskirts of the town, near the river.
  • The German Lutheran Church, located in the Northwest side of town.
  • The Old Presbyterian Church, located on the south side of Market Street, near the Market.
  • the New Presbyterian Church, in the Northwestern part of town, and built by the followers of George Whitefield in 1750.
  • The Old German Reformed (Calvinistic) Church, in the west-northwest part of town.
  • The New Reformed Church, built near the old one around 1750.
  • Two Quaker Meeting Houses, one in the Market on the south side of town, and one in the north.
  • The Anabaptists church in the northern area of town.
  • The Roman Catholic Church, located in the southwest part of town, and equipped with an Organ.
  • The Moravian or Zinzendorfian Brethren hired a house in the Northern part of town to conduct services in.

Source

Benson, Adolph B., Ed. Peter Kalm's Travels in North America, Vol. 1. (New York NY: Dover Publications, inc. 1964)