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    The Act of Consolidation, more formally known as the act of February 2, 1854 (P.L. 21, No. 16), is legislation of the Pennsylvania General Assembly that...
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  • Aramingo Borough, Pennsylvania (category Municipalities in Philadelphia County prior to the Act of Consolidation, 1854)
    incorporated into the City of Philadelphia following the passage of the Act of Consolidation, 1854. Aramingo Borough was created out of the Northern Liberties...
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    The Kansas–Nebraska Act of 1854 (10 Stat. 277) was a territorial organic act that created the territories of Kansas and Nebraska. It was drafted by Democratic...
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  • Thumbnail for Frankford, Philadelphia
    Frankford, Philadelphia (category Municipalities in Philadelphia County prior to the Act of Consolidation, 1854)
    of 1.468 square miles. In 1854, the borough was annexed by the city of Philadelphia through the Act of Consolidation, 1854. Frankford was historically...
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    Blockley Township, Pennsylvania (category Municipalities in Philadelphia County prior to the Act of Consolidation, 1854)
    township was incorporated into the City of Philadelphia under the 1854 Act of Consolidation. An irregularly shaped area of 7,580 acres (31 km2), Blockley Township...
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    Northern Liberties Township, Pennsylvania (category Municipalities in Philadelphia County prior to the Act of Consolidation, 1854)
    City of Philadelphia after the passage of the Act of Consolidation, 1854. The Liberties was a term applied by William Penn to certain tracts of land lying...
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    American city, which it had lost to Baltimore in 1820, due to the Act of Consolidation, 1854 merging many smaller surrounding townships, such as Spring Garden...
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    Southwark, Philadelphia (category Municipalities in Philadelphia County prior to the Act of Consolidation, 1854)
    known as the "Father of the U.S. Navy". In 1854, when it was incorporated into the city of Philadelphia by the Act of Consolidation, the borough comprised...
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    Passyunk Township, Pennsylvania (category Municipalities in Philadelphia County prior to the Act of Consolidation, 1854)
    of Philadelphia, following the passage of the Act of Consolidation, 1854. "pahsayunk". Lenape Talking Dictionary. Retrieved 2012-10-22. Chronology of...
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    the passage of the Act of Consolidation, 1854. At this time, Roxborough was the home of the area's wealthiest, the owners of the Manayunk mills. These...
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    disbanded and merged into the City of Philadelphia, through the Act of Consolidation, 1854. Although Manayunk was no longer a separate entity, the community...
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    Northern Liberties, Philadelphia (category Municipalities in Philadelphia County prior to the Act of Consolidation, 1854)
    creating the District of Northern Liberties. Under the Act of Consolidation, 1854, the district ceased to exist, and became a part of Philadelphia. Early...
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    Germantown, Philadelphia (category Municipalities in Philadelphia County prior to the Act of Consolidation, 1854)
    City of Philadelphia in 1854 by the Act of Consolidation. Italians began settling Germantown in 1880, and comprised an active and vibrant part of the community...
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    Bridesburg, Philadelphia (category Municipalities in Philadelphia County prior to the Act of Consolidation, 1854)
    a borough on April 1, 1848. In 1854, the borough was annexed to the city of Philadelphia in the Act of Consolidation. The region was known in Colonial...
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  • Thumbnail for Oxford Township, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
    Oxford Township, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania (category Municipalities in Philadelphia County prior to the Act of Consolidation, 1854)
    exist and was incorporated into the City of Philadelphia following the passage of the Act of Consolidation, 1854. A township running from the county line...
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    include restrictions stated in the Home Rule Charter of Philadelphia, Act of Consolidation, 1854, and subsequent legislation. The county also is the only...
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    Belmont District, Pennsylvania (category Municipalities in Philadelphia County prior to the Act of Consolidation, 1854)
    on February 2, 1854 the district was incorporated into the City of Philadelphia following the passage of the Act of Consolidation, 1854. The name Belmont...
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  • A Consolidated Fund Act is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom passed to allow, like an Appropriation Act, the Treasury to issue funds out of...
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    Center City, Philadelphia (category Economy of Philadelphia)
    neighborhoods of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. It comprises the area that made up the City of Philadelphia prior to the Act of Consolidation, 1854, which...
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    Moyamensing, Philadelphia (category Municipalities in Philadelphia County prior to the Act of Consolidation, 1854)
    and became part of Philadelphia in 1854. The Moyamensing Prison was built between 1822 and 1835 at Reed and 10th Streets. A portion of it also housed a...
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  • West Philadelphia Borough, Pennsylvania (category Municipalities in Philadelphia County prior to the Act of Consolidation, 1854)
    of Philadelphia following the passage of the Act of Consolidation, 1854. The borough was created on February 17, 1844, incorporating the villages of Hamilton...
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  • Lower Dublin Township, Pennsylvania (category Municipalities in Philadelphia County prior to the Act of Consolidation, 1854)
    the City of Philadelphia following the passage of the Act of Consolidation, 1854. Commonly called Lower Dublin, a township in the upper part of the county...
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    Penn Township, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania (category Municipalities in Philadelphia County prior to the Act of Consolidation, 1854)
    into the City of Philadelphia following the passage of the Act of Consolidation, 1854. Penn Township was formed from the western portion of the Northern...
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  • Delaware Township, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania (category Municipalities in Philadelphia County prior to the Act of Consolidation, 1854)
    incorporated into the City of Philadelphia following the passage of the Act of Consolidation, 1854. A township formed out of eastern Lower Dublin Township...
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  • Kensington District, Pennsylvania (category Municipalities in Philadelphia County prior to the Act of Consolidation, 1854)
    States prior to the enactment of the Act of Consolidation, 1854, when it became incorporated into the newly expanded City of Philadelphia. Lehigh Avenue...
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    Penn District, Pennsylvania (category Municipalities in Philadelphia County prior to the Act of Consolidation, 1854)
    City of Philadelphia following the passage of the Act of Consolidation, 1854. Penn District was a portion of the Penn Township which was north of the northern...
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  • Thumbnail for Kensington, Philadelphia
    the lack of any official designation means the boundaries of the area vary between sources over time. Before the Act of Consolidation, 1854, the Kensington...
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  • Germantown Township, Pennsylvania (category Municipalities in Philadelphia County prior to the Act of Consolidation, 1854)
    exist and was incorporated into the City of Philadelphia following the passage of the Act of Consolidation, 1854. Germantown Township occupied the area...
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  • Moreland Township, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania (category Municipalities in Philadelphia County prior to the Act of Consolidation, 1854)
    incorporated into the City of Philadelphia following the passage of the Act of Consolidation, 1854. Moreland Township of Montgomery County continued...
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  • Bristol Township, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania (category Municipalities in Philadelphia County prior to the Act of Consolidation, 1854)
    exist and was incorporated into the City of Philadelphia following the passage of the Act of Consolidation, 1854. It is the modern day Olney-Oak Lane Planning...
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