City of Philadelphia - The City
of Brotherly Love
Pennsylvania’s largest city,
Philadelphia ranks as the sixth most
populated city in the United States
with more than 1.4 million estimated
population count in 2005.
Philadelphia City was also once
hailed as one of the largest coming
in second after London in the
British Empire. Nicknamed as the The
City of Brotherly Love, Philadelphia
serves as a hub for commercial,
cultural and education institutions.
The
city also played an important
role in the social and geographical
development in the American history,
serving as the country’s first
capital most of the duration of the
Revolutionary War.
Proud of its heritage and
contribution, Philadelphia preserves
the American history in its many
national historical sites. Included
in its list are the Independence
National Historical Park, the
Independence Hall, Liberty Bell, and
homes of famous names in the history
like Betsy Ross, Edgar Allan Poe,
and Thaddeus Kosciuszko. The city
also keeps history museums such as
the Atwater Kent Museum of
Philadelphia, the National
Constitution Center and the African
American Museum, to name just a few.
Philadelphia also gives
importance to science as reflected
in its museums like the Franklin
Institute, the University of
Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology
and Anthropology and the Academy of
Natural Sciences. Today, the
Philadelphia is home to various
areas of business such as
biotechnology and health care,
financial services, food processing,
manufacturing, tourism and oil
refining. A number of Fortune 500
companies have put their trust and
investment in this ever-growing
city. The list includes, Aramak,
CIGNA, Comcast, FMC Corporation,
Lincoln Financial Group among
others. |
