Powelton History Blog: A Collective Biography of a Philadelphia Neighborhood

            Today marks the 150 th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg.   The battle was covered by about 45 newspaper reporters w...

            The founding of the West Philadelphia Hospital for Women was largely the work of Dr. Elizabeth Comly (1842-1912).   She was...

            When Anna Miller purchased 3405 Hamilton St . in 1921, she became one of Powelton’s first homeowners of color.   Anna and T...