Southwark, Philadelphia
Former District in Pennsylvania, United States
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Southwark was originally the Southwark District, a colonial-era municipality in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States. Today, it is a neighborhood in the South Philadelphia section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Because of its location south of the early Philadelphia, the name was adopted in allusion to the borough of Southwark in the county of Surrey, England, just south of the city of London.
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USS Olympia (C-6)
United States Navy steam-powered cruiser
0.6 mi away
Independence National Historical Park
Historic site in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US
0.7 mi away
Athenaeum of Philadelphia
Member-supported library and museum
0.6 mi away
Katz Center for Advanced Judaic Studies
Postdoctoral research center focused on Judaism
0.7 mi away
Theatre of Living Arts
Theater in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
0.2 mi away
USS Becuna
United States Navy submarine
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