Tag: civil war

West Oak Lane: Five Must-See Landmarks in the Philadelphia National Cemetery

September 19, 2017 Alyssa Feitzinger

West Oak Lane is a vibrant residential neighborhood in Upper Northern Philadelphia that is home to one of the United States’ 135 national cemeteries. On the corner of Haines Street and Limekiln Pike lies the

Germantown: Keeping the History Alive

December 4, 2014

From England to Philadelphia to Germantown: A Lineage As the Stackhouses look over their flourishing Germantown garden, a small woodpecker stops to perch on a birdhouse nearby. Rare birds and hungry squirrels wander in and

Frankford: Ghosts in a Civil War Museum

October 18, 2013

“This building does have ghosts,” said Hugh Boyle, executive director at the Grand Army of the Republic Museum and Library in Frankford. Built in 1976 by its original owner, Dr. John Ruan, this civil war

Germantown: Author Celebrates All-Black Civil War Camp

March 30, 2011

Germantown residents and visitors were privileged to learn about the stalwart black troops who trained nearby. The free event “Saluting Camp William Penn,” which took place in the parlor of the Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion, opened

Germantown: A Town Of Its Own

February 4, 2011

https://vimeo.com/20352517] Germantown has a reputation of being one of those neighborhoods for Philadelphians. It is poor. African-Americans are the majority; whites are a minority. The robbery rate is high. All of these facts might lead