Philadelphia

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

Trade

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

Port Activity:

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

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.

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