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'''Roxborough''' is a [[:Category:Where-Northwest_Philadelphia|Northwest Philadelphia]] neighborhood. | '''Roxborough''' is a [[:Category:Where-Northwest_Philadelphia|Northwest Philadelphia]] neighborhood. | ||
+ | '''Roxborough''' is a neighborhood in Northwest Philadelphia, located above the Falls of the Schuylkill River, between the river and the Wissahickon Creek, directly north and northwest of [[:Category:Where-Manayunk|Manayunk]]. | ||
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+ | The neighborhood was reportedly named after the Wissahickon Hermit Cave, which was referred to as "Rocks burrow" by the followers of religious mystic Johannes Kelpius. Over time, the spelling of the neighborhood's name was Anglicized and became "Roxborough". | ||
==Maps== | ==Maps== | ||
*Google Maps: [http://www.google.com/maps/place/Roxborough,+Philadelphia,+PA/@40.0466911,-75.2666031,13z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x89c6b9277ee09b6b:0x6f59e94f67a23abe!8m2!3d40.0548134!4d-75.2420722 Roxborough, Philadelphia, PA] | *Google Maps: [http://www.google.com/maps/place/Roxborough,+Philadelphia,+PA/@40.0466911,-75.2666031,13z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x89c6b9277ee09b6b:0x6f59e94f67a23abe!8m2!3d40.0548134!4d-75.2420722 Roxborough, Philadelphia, PA] | ||
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+ | *[[Wissahickon Hermit Cave]] | ||
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+ | [[Category:Where-Northwest_Philadelphia]] | ||
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Revision as of 01:05, 7 September 2019
Roxborough is a Northwest Philadelphia neighborhood. Roxborough is a neighborhood in Northwest Philadelphia, located above the Falls of the Schuylkill River, between the river and the Wissahickon Creek, directly north and northwest of Manayunk.
The neighborhood was reportedly named after the Wissahickon Hermit Cave, which was referred to as "Rocks burrow" by the followers of religious mystic Johannes Kelpius. Over time, the spelling of the neighborhood's name was Anglicized and became "Roxborough".
Maps
- Google Maps: Roxborough, Philadelphia, PA
See Also
Pages in category "Where-Roxborough"
The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total.