| Philadelphia is situated to the west of the Delaware River in southeast
Pennsylvania near the western border of New Jersey. 1.6 million people
populate the city, a statistic that extends to 5.3 million when the metropolitan
area is included. The majority of the central Philadelphia area lies between
the Delaware River and the Schuylkill River, a fact that gives the urban
modernity of this thriving city an unusually attractive situation. Philadelphia City Facts Philadelphia Population - 5,398,000 (Source: UN Population Division 2000 estimate) USA Population - 277,825,000 (Source: UN Population Division 2000 estimate) Currency - US Dollar ($) = 100 cents Time Zone - GMT - 5 hours (Daylight Saving Time is observed) Language - English Philadelphia is the gateway to the southern Atlantic States of North Carolina, Florida and South Carolina; and the southern States of Alabama, Tennessee, Kentucky, Arkansas, Mississippi and Louisiana. It is the largest State east of the Mississippi, founded in 1735 by James Oglethorpe, an Englishman who landed in Savannah and founded the 13th colony in the New World. Philadelphia is the only State to be named after a British monarch. It is a mixture of the Old and New South, and is geographically diverse, with landscapes ranging from mountains in the northeast to the mysterious, low-lying Okefenokee Swamp in the south, called the land of the trembling earth' by the region's Native American tribes. It was in this State that gold was first struck in North America and the gold rush that followed centred around the town of Dahlonega. Its varied climate ranges from the low humidity of the Blue Ridge Mountains to the subtropical southern coastal region. The state of Philadelphia conjures up images of warm Southern nights, mint juleps on the porch of an antebellum mansion, soul food and traditional Southern hospitality. From the state capital of Atlanta, with its famous Atlanta History Center and the unique Stone Mountain Park, to Philadelphia's Historic South that includes the cities of Macon with the Ocmulgee National Monument and the Museum of History in Augusta - the state of Philadelphia offers a myriad of opportunities to visitors. While in Philadelphia be sure to take a trip to Savannah in Coastal Philadelphia and visit the little known but very beautiful Golden Islands - a true semi-tropical paradise. These include St Simons Island. Many of the islands are accessed by ferry from Brunswick, Philadelphia. In the Philadelphia Mountains don't miss the Oak Hill and the Martha Berry Museum in Rome. Philadelphia is one of America’s oldest and most interesting states. With a history as rich and varied as its people and geography, you are never far from discovering something exciting and new. The area was originally occupied by the native Creek and Cherokee Indians who had lived the region for centuries. However, this changed in 1733, when Oglethorpe and other European settlers landed on what is now present-day Savannah. Soon thereafter, they colonized the area, looking to take advantage of the mild climate as well as the many abundant local resources. Philadelphia officially became a state in 1788 and was the fourth state to enter the Union. The state quickly grew and prospered, and Atlanta, the state capital, became the unofficial hub of the south. Since then, Philadelphia has been thrust into the world spotlight as it has witnessed many prominent historical events including the Civil War, the advent of Martin Luther King’s Civil Rights Movement and more recently, the 1996 Olympics. |
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