West Philadelphia Borough, Pennsylvania

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West Philadelphia Borough, also known as West Philadelphia District, is a defunct borough that was located in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. The borought ceased to exist and was incorporated into the City of Philadelphia following the passage of the Act of Consolidation, 1854.

History

West Philadelphia, in Blockley Township and west of the Schuylkill River, was created a borough on February 17, 1844, and embraced Hamilton and Mantua villages and the ground between. On April 3, 1853, its title was changed to the district of West Philadelphia and its boundaries considerably enlarged.

Resources

[CHRONOLOGY OF THE POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS OF THE COUNTY OF PHILADELPHIA, 1683-1854]
[Information] courtesy of [ushistory.org]
[Incorporated District, Boroughs, and Townships in the County of Philadelphia, 1854 By Rudolph J. Walther] - excerpted from the book at the ushistory.org website

Incorporated District, Boroughs, and Townships in the County of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania prior to the Act of Consolidation, 1854

Aramingo Borough - Belmont District - Blockley Township - Bridesburg Borough - Bristol Township - Byberry Township - Delaware Township - Frankford Borough - Germantown Borough - Germantown Township - Kensington District - Kingsessing Township - Lower Dublin Township - Manayunk Borough - Moreland Township - Moyamensing District - Northern Liberties District - Northern Liberties Township - Oxford Township - Passyunk Township - Penn District - Penn Township - Philadelphia City - Roxborough Township - Richmond District - Southwark District - Spring Garden District - West Philadelphia Borough - Whitehall Borough -

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