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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

Central Roxborough Civic Association: CRCA District Map
Google Maps: Roxborough, Philadelphia, PA

Pages in category "Where-Roxborough"

The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total.

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Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education

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Wissahickon Hermit Cave

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+'''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]].
+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==
+*Central Roxborough Civic Association:&nbsp;[http://www.crca.us/crca/home/districtMap.html CRCA District Map]
+*Google Maps:&nbsp;&nbsp;[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]
+==See Also==
+*[[Wissahickon Hermit Cave]]
+[[Category:Is-Neighborhood]]
+[[Category:Where-Northwest_Philadelphia]]
+[[Category:Is-Philly Neighborhood]]
 [[Category:Where]]