Philadelphia

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	== Churches ==		== Churches ==
		+	There were 12 churches in Philadelphia, including the following:
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		+	*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 ==		== 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 1 Trade 2 Population 3 Buildings 4 Churches 5 Source

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)