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Pennsylvania - United States

Scouting in Pennsylvania

Scouting in Pennsylvania has a long and rich tradition, from 1908 to the present day, serving thousands of youth in programs that suit the environment in which they live.

Located at 39.959, -75.1755 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Youth organizations based in Pennsylvania, Scouting in the United States

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in southeastern Pennsylvania, in the United States. It covers the City and County of Philadelphia as well as Bucks, Chester, Delaware, and Montgomery counties. The diocese was erected by Pope Pius VII on April 8, 1808, from territories of the Archdiocese of Baltimore.

Located at 39.9572, -75.1678 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia, Christianity in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Religious organizations established in 1808, Roman Catholic ecclesiastical provinces in the United States, Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 19th century

Community College of Philadelphia

The Community College of Philadelphia is a community college in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. The main campus is located at 1700 Spring Garden Street in a building that was the former Philadelphia Mint. When established in 1965, it was located in the mens store annex of the defunct Snellenburg's department store at 34 South 11th Street.

Located at 39.9629, -75.1663 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Universities and colleges in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Community colleges in Pennsylvania, Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, Educational institutions established in 1965

Eastern State Penitentiary

The Eastern State Penitentiary (ESP) is a former American prison in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is found at 2027 Fairmount Avenue between Corinthian Avenue and North 22nd Street in the Fairmount section of the city, and was operational from 1829 until 1971. The penitentiary refined the revolutionary system of separate incarceration first pioneered at the Walnut Street Jail which emphasized principles of reform rather than punishment.

Located at 39.9684, -75.1727 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Historic American Buildings Survey in Pennsylvania, 1829 establishments in the United States, Defunct prisons in Pennsylvania, Government buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Prison museums in the United States, National Historic Landmarks in Pennsylvania, Museums in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, History museums in Pennsylvania, Reportedly haunted locations in the United States, Haunted attractions, Government buildings completed in 1829, World Digital Library related, Philadelphia Register of Historic Places

Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University

The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University, formerly Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, is the oldest natural science research institution and museum in the New World. It was founded in 1812 by many of the leading naturalists of the young republic with an expressed mission of "the encouragement and cultivation of the sciences".

Located at 39.957, -75.1714 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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1812 establishments in the United States, Biological research institutes, Botanical research institutes, Dinosaur museums in the United States, Institutions accredited by the American Alliance of Museums, Museums in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Natural history museums in Pennsylvania, Organizations based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Organizations established in 1812, Shell museums, Zoology organizations

Barnes Foundation

The Barnes Foundation is an American educational art and horticultural institution with locations in Merion, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Philadelphia, and Logan Square, Philadelphia. It was founded in 1922 by Albert C. Barnes, a chemist who collected art after making a fortune by co-developing an early anti-gonorrhea drug marketed as Argyrol and selling his company at the right time, before antibiotics came into use.

Located at 39.9607, -75.1725 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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1922 establishments in the United States, Art museums in Pennsylvania, Art schools in Pennsylvania, Education in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Educational institutions established in 1922, Lower Merion Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, Art museums established in 1922, Museums in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, Museums in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Paul Philippe Cret buildings

Friends Select School

Friends Select School (FSS) is a college-preparatory, Quaker school for pre-kindergarten through 12th grade located in downtown Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. With Friends (Quaker) education dating to 1689, Friends Select has been located at 17th St. and the Benjamin Franklin Parkway since 1885. An adjacent campus building is located across the street at 1700 Race Street (Friends Select @ 1700).

Located at 39.9564, -75.1671 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Quaker schools in Pennsylvania, Educational institutions established in the 1680s, 1689 establishments, Private elementary schools in Pennsylvania, Private middle schools in Pennsylvania, Private high schools in Pennsylvania, High schools in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Saint Joseph's Preparatory School

Saint Joseph's Preparatory School, founded in 1851, is a Catholic, urban, college preparatory school for young men. The school is operated by the Society of Jesus and located at 1733 W. Girard Avenue in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Located at 39.9725, -75.1647 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Boys' schools in the United States, Roman Catholic secondary schools in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Jesuit high schools in the United States, Educational institutions established in 1851

Cradle of Liberty Council

The Cradle of Liberty Council (#525) is a Boy Scouts of America council created in 1996 with the merger of the former Philadelphia Council (covering the city and county of Philadelphia) and the former Valley Forge Council.

Located at 39.959, -75.1755 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Local councils of the Boy Scouts of America, Youth organizations based in Pennsylvania, Buildings and structures in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Organizations based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Swann Memorial Fountain

The Swann Memorial Fountain (also known as the Fountain of the Three Rivers) is a fountain sculpture located in the center of Logan Circle in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. The fountain, by Alexander Stirling Calder designed with architect Wilson Eyre, memorializes Dr. Wilson Cary Swann, founder of the Philadelphia Fountain Society. The Society had been planning a memorial fountain in honor of its late president and founder.

Located at 39.958, -75.1708 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Fountains in the United States, Landmarks in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Outdoor sculptures in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1924 sculptures, Bronze sculptures in the United States, Philadelphia Register of Historic Places

Fairmount (SEPTA station)

Fairmount is a subway station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is served by SEPTA's Broad Street Line (local tracks) and the Broad-Ridge Spur. There are three separate platforms; currently the Broad-Ridge Spur and Broad Street Line (BSL) Northbound platforms connect inside the fare-gates, but the Broad Street Line Southbound platform cannot be reached from the other two without exiting.

Located at 39.9671, -75.1604 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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SEPTA Broad Street Line stations, Railway stations opened in 1928

Rodin Museum

The Rodin Museum is a museum located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania which contains the largest collection of sculptor Auguste Rodin's works outside Paris. For the first time since the museum opened in 1929, the doors were closed for a three-year, $9 million renovation which brought this museum back to its original splendour. Doors were reopened to the public on July 12, 2012. .

Located at 39.9619, -75.1739 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Museums in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Art museums in Pennsylvania, Auguste Rodin, Paul Philippe Cret buildings, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Sculpture gardens, trails and parks, Art museums established in 1929, 1929 establishments in the United States, Philadelphia Register of Historic Places

Museum District, Philadelphia

The Parkway Museums District, also known as the Art Museum District or simply the The Parkway, is an area of the Center City section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. The area is generally associated with the area along the Ben Franklin Parkway from Eakins Oval/Fairmount Hill to Logan Circle/Square. The area sometimes is extended northwest to include sites such as Boathouse Row and Eastern State Penitentiary, and southeast along the Parkway to Love Park and City Hall.

Located at 39.9589, -75.1738 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Neighborhoods in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Museum districts, Art gallery districts

Franklintown, Philadelphia

Franklintown is the name given to the area in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that lies north of the Vine Street Expressway, south of Spring Garden Street, and west of Broad Street. It is sometimes considered to be the southernmost part of the Spring Garden neighborhood. Franklintown consists of mostly newer highrise and midrise structures with large parking lots. This contrasts with the neighborhoods north of Spring Garden, which are mostly densely-packed historic rowhouses.

Located at 39.962, -75.169 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Neighborhoods in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Logan Square, Philadelphia

Logan Square is a name given to the area in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that lies north of Market Street, south of Spring Garden Street, west of Broad Street, and east of the Schuylkill River. This contains the Franklintown neighborhood. It also contains Penn Center and much of Philadelphia's Central Business District. It is named for Logan Square, one of the five "squares", or parks, central to William Penn's design for Philadelphia.

Located at 39.9585, -75.1709 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Neighborhoods in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Benjamin Franklin High School (Philadelphia)

Benjamin Franklin High School is a public high school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. The school, located north of Center City, is a part of the School District of Philadelphia. Franklin serves several areas, including Fairmount, Spring Garden, the section of Northern Liberties south of Poplar Street http://www. centercityschools. com/enrollment. php http://www. centercityschools. com/Kearny/graduates.

Located at 39.9636, -75.1621 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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High schools in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, School District of Philadelphia, Public high schools in Pennsylvania, Charter schools in Pennsylvania

J. W. Hallahan Catholic Girls High School

John W. Hallahan Catholic Girls High School is a Roman Catholic high school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. It is an all-girls high school.

Located at 39.96, -75.17 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Girls' schools in Pennsylvania, Roman Catholic secondary schools in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Educational institutions established in 1911

Spring Garden (SEPTA Broad Street Line station)

Spring Garden is a subway station on SEPTA's Broad Street Subway in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is an express station with four tracks and two island platforms.

Located at 39.9621, -75.1615 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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SEPTA Broad Street Line stations, Railway stations in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Railway stations opened in 1928

Mathematics, Civics and Sciences Charter School

The Mathematics, Civics and Sciences Charter School (MCSCS) is a charter school serving students in grades 1-12 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Founded in 1999, the school is located in the Center City neighborhood and had a 100% graduation rate in 2006-07.

Located at 39.9611, -75.1616 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Educational institutions established in 1999, Public elementary schools in Pennsylvania, Public middle schools in Pennsylvania, Public high schools in Pennsylvania, Charter schools in Pennsylvania, Schools in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

1601 Vine St (Office Tower)

1601 Vine St. is a proposed mixed-use skyscraper in the Pennsylvania city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. This project will consist of two towers. The height of the first tower will be approximately 530 feet with 46 floors. The second building, which is much shorter, will be 138 feet with 12 floors.

Located at 39.9587, -75.1653 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Buildings and structures under construction in the United States, Twin towers

Philadelphia Mennonite High School

Philadelphia Mennonite High School is a private Mennonite high school in the Fairmount neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The school has approximately 100 students in 9th through 12th grades, and focuses on college preparation.

Located at 39.9716, -75.1764 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Private high schools in Pennsylvania, Mennonite schools in the United States, Mennonitism in Pennsylvania, High schools in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Educational institutions established in 1997

Magee Rehabilitation Hospital

Magee Rehabilitation Hospital, founded in 1958, is a 96-bed specialty medical rehabilitation hospital providing physical and cognitive rehabilitation services. Magee’s flagship facility is located in Center City Philadelphia. In addition to the main campus that offers comprehensive services for spinal cord injury, brain injury, stroke, orthopaedic replacement, amputation, pain management and work injury, Magee provides an expanding out-patient network serving the surrounding communities.

Located at 39.9566, -75.1655 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Hospitals established in 1958, Hospitals in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Saint Anne Church (Philadelphia)

The Church of Saint Anne (commonly known as St. Anne Church, or Saint Anne's) is an Irish Roman Catholic Parish in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. The Church was originally founded in 1845. The Church serves the communities of Fishtown, Port Richmond, and Kensington. The school, which was founded in 1854, was closed in June, 2011, due to lowering enrollment.

Located at 39.9576, -75.1676 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Roman Catholic churches in Pennsylvania, Churches in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Religious buildings completed in 1845

Aero Memorial (Manship)

The Aero Memorial is a gilded bronze sculpture by Paul Manship, commissioned by the Association for Public Art (formerly the Fairmount Park Art Association). Aero Memorial is located in Philadelphia's Aviator Park, across from The Franklin Institute at 20th Street and the Benjamin Franklin Parkway. The memorial is a tribute to those aviators who died in WWI, and it was initiated by the Aero Club of Pennsylvania in 1917 with the help of the Fairmount Park Art Association.

Located at 39.9583, -75.1718 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Sculptures in the United States, 1948 sculptures, Bronze sculptures in the United States

The Ideal Scout

The Ideal Scout, also known as The Boy Scout is the most famous statue by R. Tait McKenzie. The original sits in front of the Cradle of Liberty Council at 22nd Street and Winter Street in Philadelphia. It has been reproduced and sits in front of many U.S. Boy Scout offices across the nation, as well as at Gilwell Park and in Australia. The Smithsonian American Art Museum's database lists 18 copies.

Located at 39.9591, -75.1752 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Statues in the United States, Culture of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1915 sculptures, Boy Scouts of America