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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1JUZ_philadelphia-columbia-railroad_Philadelphia-PA.html
One of America's earliest railroads, authorized by the state legislature in 1828 and completed in 1834. Stretching 82 miles west to the Susquehanna, it was powered first by horses, later by steam. Part of a state-owned transportation system, inclu…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1JUX_african-american-baseball-in-philadelphia_Philadelphia-PA.html
For 85 years, starting with the Pythians and Excelsiors in 1867, Black ball clubs were a significant part of the Philadelphia scene. The Giants, formed 1902, were soon "World's Colored Champions." The Hilldales, Eastern Colored League Champions, 1…