Philadelphia Naval Shipyard

The Philadelphia Naval Shipyard was an important naval shipyard of the United States for almost two centuries.

Isaac Norris (statesman)

Isaac Norris was a merchant and statesman in provincial Pennsylvania

USS Columbus (1819)

USS Columbus was a 90-gun ship of the line in the United States Navy. She was launched on 1 March 1819 by Washington Navy Yard and commissioned on 7 September 1819, Master Commandant J. H. Elton in command. Enslaved laborer and diarist, Michael Shiner

Norfolk Naval Shipyard

The Norfolk Naval Shipyard, often called the Norfolk Navy Yard and abbreviated as NNSY, is a U.S. Navy facility in Portsmouth, Virginia, for building, remodeling and repairing the Navy's ships. It is the oldest and largest industrial facility that belongs

Chippewa Cree

The Chippewa Cree Tribe is a federally recognized tribe on the Rocky Boy Reservation in Montana who are descendants of Cree who migrated south from Canada and Chippewa (Ojibwe) who moved west from the Turtle Mountains in North Dakota in the late

John Penn (writer)

John Penn was the chief proprietor of the Province of Pennsylvania as of 1775 and a politician and writer. He and his cousin, John Penn held unsold property, of 24,000,000 acres (97,000 km2), which the Pennsylvania legislature confiscated after the

Overbrook Farms, Philadelphia

Overbrook Farms is a neighborhood on the western edge of the West Philadelphia section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. It is roughly bounded by City Avenue, 58th Street, Woodbine Avenue, and 66th Street at Morris Park. The neighborhood is

Grumblethorpe

Grumblethorpe, in Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was the home of the Wister family, who lived there for over 160 years. It was built in 1744 as a summer residence, but it became the family's year-round residence in 1793. It is a museum, part of

Owen Davis Jr.

Owen Gould Davis Jr. was an American actor, known primarily for his work in film. He also performed in the theatre, making his Broadway debut in the play Carry On (1928), which his father Owen Davis had written

Howell House (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)

The Howell House is a historic house in the Germantown section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The three-story stone house was built in 1795 by William Forbes

France Bleu Pays de Savoie

France Bleu Pays de Savoie, sometimes referred to as France Bleu Savoie, is a generalist radio station based in Chambéry. The radio station serves the departments of Savoie and Haute-Savoie, though it can also be received as far as Geneva, Lyon, and in