Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Germantown,_Philadelphia,_Pennsylvania,_United_States

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:neighborhood
gptkbp:adjacentTo	gptkb:Chestnut_Hill gptkb:Mount_Airy gptkb:East_Falls gptkb:Nicetown-Tioga Logan Olney
gptkbp:annexedBy	gptkb:Philadelphia 1854
gptkbp:areaCode	215 267 445
gptkbp:demographics	predominantly African American community
gptkbp:founded	1683
gptkbp:foundedBy	German settlers
gptkbp:historicalEvent	once an independent borough before annexation site of the Battle of Germantown site of the first American anti-slavery society
gptkbp:historicalSignificance	first American anti-slavery protest
gptkbp:historicDistrict	gptkb:Germantown_Historic_District
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
gptkbp:locatedIn	gptkb:Pennsylvania gptkb:Philadelphia gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:notableEvent	gptkb:Battle_of_Germantown_(1777)
gptkbp:notableInstitution	gptkb:First_United_Methodist_Church_of_Germantown gptkb:Germantown_High_School gptkb:Historic_St._Michael's_Lutheran_Church gptkb:St._Vincent_de_Paul_Church Germantown Academy (originally located here) La Salle University (nearby)
gptkbp:notableLandmark	gptkb:Wissahickon_Valley_Park gptkb:Awbury_Arboretum gptkb:Cliveden_(Chew_House) gptkb:Germantown_Friends_School gptkb:Johnson_House gptkb:Vernon_Park gptkb:Wyck_House
gptkbp:notablePerson	gptkb:Bill_Cosby gptkb:Louisa_May_Alcott gptkb:Anna_Jarvis gptkb:John_Wister
gptkbp:population	approximately 42,000 (as of 2020 census)
gptkbp:publicTransit	gptkb:SEPTA_Regional_Rail SEPTA bus routes
gptkbp:timezone	gptkb:Eastern_Time_Zone
gptkbp:zipCode	19138 19144
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Theodore_William_Richards
gptkbp:bfsLayer	4