Northern Liberties
Northern Liberties is a neighborhood in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. It is north of Center City along the Delaware River. Prior to its incorporation into Philadelphia in 1854, it was among the top 10 largest cities in the U.S. in every census from 1790 to 1840, and 11th in 1850.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Neighborhood with 5,970 residents
- Description: neighborhood in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
- Also known as: “Northern Liberties, Philadelphia”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Bodine High School for International Affairs and Independence Hall.
Bodine High School for International Affairs
Historic building
Photo: Smallbones, Public domain.
William W. Bodine High School for International Affairs is a historic high school in the Northern Liberties neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is part of the School District of Philadelphia.
Independence Hall
Photo: Mys 721tx, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Independence Hall is a historic civic building in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where both the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States were debated and adopted by the Founding Fathers of the United States.
Liberty Bell
Photo: tonythemisfit, CC BY 2.0.
The Liberty Bell, previously called the State House Bell or Old State House Bell, is an iconic symbol of American independence located in Philadelphia.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Olde Kensington and Ludlow.
Olde Kensington
Neighborhood
Olde Kensington, also known as South Kensington, is a neighborhood located in North Philadelphia section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. South Kensington is north of Northern Liberties, south of Norris Square, east of Ludlow, and west of Fishtown.
Ludlow
Neighborhood
North Philadelphia East is a neighborhood that is located in the eastern central part of North Philadelphia section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
Poplar
Neighborhood
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Poplar is a neighborhood in Lower North Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located north of Callowhill, between Spring Garden/Fairmount and Northern Liberties, bounded roughly by Girard Avenue to the north, North Broad Street to the west, Spring Garden Street to the south, and 5th Street to the east.
Northern Liberties
- Categories: incorporated district of Pennsylvania and locality
- Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Region, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
39.96505° or 39° 57′ 54″ northLongitude
-75.14186° or 75° 8′ 31″ westPopulation
5,970Elevation
30 feet (9 metres)Open location code
87F6XV85+27OpenStreetMap ID
node 157547044OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhoodGeoNames ID
4560053Wikidata ID
Q7058627
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Japanese to Turkish—“Northern Liberties” goes by many names.
- Japanese: “ノーザン・リバティー”
- Japanese: “フィラデルフィア市ノーザン・リベルティーズ”
- Turkish: “Northern Liberties”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Action Karate Northern Liberties and Liberty Lands Park.
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