Faculty and Students at the University of Pennsylvania inaugurated this heritage site in the spring of 2008.
This virtual history center will be an ever-revised and expanded resource by and for members of the
West Philadelphia community, and especially for teachers and their students.
Maps: West Philadelphia as shown in
1843 Map of the County of Philadelphia, by Charles Ellet, Jr.
Detail from "A Map of the County of Philadelphia from Actual Survey Made Under the Direction of Charles Ellet, Jr., Civil Engineer, and in Accordance with the Act of Assembly passed June 30th, 1839" (View entire map)
Courtesy of The Free Library of Philadelphia
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