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Philadelphia, PA
8
Miles From Center City Philly:
The Taxidermy Head of General George Meade's Horse
Old Baldy is the taxidermy head of the horse of George Meade, the Union general who defeated Robert E. Lee at Gettysburg. It is said that Baldy was wounded anywhere from 5 to 14 times during the war, starting at the First Battle of Bull Run. Soon . . .
Old Baldy is the taxidermy head of the horse of George Meade, the Union general who defeated Robert E. Lee at Gettysburg. It is said that Baldy was wounded anywhere from 5 to 14 times during the war, starting at the First Battle of Bull Run. Soon after, in September 1861, he was purchased from th . . .
Elkins Park, PA
9
Miles From Center City Philly:
Model Railroad With 25x80 Foot Layout
The Chelten Hills Model Railroad Club maintains a 25x80 foot layout in a former freight and passenger station alongside the SEPTA regional rail line. They meet for construction and layout operation on Thursday evenings and other designated times. T . . .
The Chelten Hills Model Railroad Club maintains a 25x80 foot layout in a former freight and passenger station alongside the SEPTA regional rail line. They meet for construction and layout operation on Thursday evenings and other designated times. The club also gets together for a variety of relate . . .
Philadelphia, PA
9
Miles From Center City Philly:
Church Built From Discarded Grindstones
The Tacony Baptist Church reflects constructive use of industrial waste at the turn of the century. Built in 1884, the church added a wing in 1915 built from the discarded grindstones from the Disston Saw Works. The stones were trimmed so that they n . . .
The Tacony Baptist Church reflects constructive use of industrial waste at the turn of the century. Built in 1884, the church added a wing in 1915 built from the discarded grindstones from the Disston Saw Works. The stones were trimmed so that they no longer look like grindstones, but two round grin . . .
Philadelphia, PA
9
Miles From Center City Philly:
Gardens & Home To One Family Dating Back To 1690
Wyck is a National Historic Landmark house, garden, and farm that served as the ancestral home to one Philadelphia family for nine generations. The site consists of a colonial house with innovative 1824 alterations by architect William Strickland, t . . .
Wyck is a National Historic Landmark house, garden, and farm that served as the ancestral home to one Philadelphia family for nine generations. The site consists of a colonial house with innovative 1824 alterations by architect William Strickland, the oldest rose garden in its original plan in Amer . . .
Elkins Park, PA
10
Miles From Center City Philly:
Synagogue Designed Frank Lloyd Wright
The only synagogue designed by famed architect Frank Lloyd Wright. Completed in 1959, it has been called a "startling, translucent, modernist evocation of an ancient temple, transposed to a Philadelphia suburb by Frank Lloyd Wright." It was designa . . .
The only synagogue designed by famed architect Frank Lloyd Wright. Completed in 1959, it has been called a "startling, translucent, modernist evocation of an ancient temple, transposed to a Philadelphia suburb by Frank Lloyd Wright." It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 2007 for its a . . .
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