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Encyclopedia > Flag of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia Portal

Flag of the City of Philadelphia Liberty Bell; public domain. ... Flag of Philadelphia File links The following pages link to this file: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Categories: Flag images ...


The flag of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania consists of three vertical stripes (blue, yellow, blue), with the city coat of arms across the center of the yellow stripe. The seal and arms were adopted by the city in 1874. The blue and yellow colors commemorate the original Swedish colonization of the site of Philadelphia.[1] The tricolour flag of France A flag is a piece of coloured cloth flown from a pole or mast, usually for purposes of signalling or identification. ... Nickname: City of Brotherly Love, Philly, the Quaker City, the City that Loves You Back Motto: Philadelphia maneto (Let brotherly love continue) Location in Pennsylvania Coordinates: Country State County United States Pennsylvania Philadelphia Founded Incorporated October 27, 1682 October 25, 1701 Mayor John F. Street (D) Area    - City 369. ... New Sweden, or Nya Sverige, was a small Swedish settlement along the Delaware River on the Mid-Atlantic coast of North America. ...


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  1. ^ http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/us-pa-ph.html


 

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