Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The largest city in Pennsylvania, founded by William Penn in 1682 during the U.S. Colonial period. Philadelphia is popularly known as the “city of brotherly love” from the Greek translation of the name. It is located in eastern Pennsylvania between two rivers, the Delaware and the Schuylkill. The U.S. Declaration of Independence (1776) and Constitution (1787) were signed in Philadelphia.

Photo Credit

 
"South Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA, August 28, 2004" by Maya83 is licensed under CC BY-SA.

References

 
Brookes, Karin, John Gattuso, Lou Harry, Edward Jardim, Donald Kraybill, Susan Lewis, Dave
     Nelson, and Carol Turkington
     2005   Insight Guides: Philadelphia and Surroundings. Singapore: APA Publications.

Encyclopedia.com
     2000   Philadelphia. http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/Philadelphia.aspx, accessed
         April 7, 2016.