PHILADELPHIA DIRT

POPULATION:  

5,800,000

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Philadelphia is the second largest city on the East Coast

Is the largest city in Pennsylvania

Philadelphia ranks fifth in the nation for population size

MUNCHIES:

Cheesesteak Sandwich
“a sandwich of sliced steak topped with melted cheese and fried onions, usually served on a long roll”
Water Ice
“a frozen dessert, similar to sherbet, made of water, sweetener, and fruit syrup or other flavorings”
TastyKakes
“a line of snack foods manufactured by the Tasty Baking Company of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania”

HISTORY:

Founded in
1861
by William Penn

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• Started as a Quaker colony, which is a belief that is still heavily practiced and supported in the Philadelphia area
• Created on the site of an earlier Swedish settlement
• The First and Second Continental Congresses (1774 and 1775-1776) and the Constitutional Convention (1787) met in the city, which served as the capital of the United States from 1790 to 1800
• Betsy Ross made the first American flag in Philadelphia
• The first daily newspaper was published in Philadelphia on Sept. 21, 1784
• In 1946 Philadelphia became home to the first computer

EDUCATION:

University of Pennsylvania
established the first medical school in the nation

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Founded by Benjamin Franklin whose vision was to start a school that incorporated entrepreneurship, innovation, invention, outreach, and pragmatic love of knowledge

Drexel University
The only mandatory co-op in Pennsylvania and one of three in the United States
Created the first four-story “biowall,” which acts as an air filter and helps control humidity in any American University. 

Temple University
Conwell came to Philadelphia in 1882 to lead the Grace Baptist Church and began tutoring students, later dubbed “night owls,” in the basement of the church. 
The school became known as Temple College in 1888, and became a fully accredited university in 1907