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Category Philadelphia Fact Extra Info State Latin for 'Penn's Woods' City of/Name meaning Philadelphia is the Greek translation of 'Brotherly Love' Motto Translation: Let Brotherly Love Endure Year Founded Previously a Swedish area, before that Lenape Founded By The Quaker in the Quaker Oats logo is not modeled on Penn Who was a member of this sect Named for their habit of quaking during prayer Founding Father that moved there in 1723 Originally from Boston Building where Declaration of Independence was signed and ratified in 1776 'Independence Hall' was coined by the Marquis de Lafayette; previously it was just the 'State House' Date it was ratified You thought it was signed on July 4th, didn't you? Date it was signed Yeah, it wasn't signed until August Year the Constitution was completed, in the same building Pennsylvania was the second state to ratify it Largest park 4100 acres Major River Named for Baron De La Warr Major River Hard to spell, isn't it? MLB Team Oldest continuous, one-name, one-city team in Major League Baseball They play at Seats over 43,000 Mascot Tommy Lasorda's nemesis NFL Team Have yet to win a Super Bowl They play at Seats over 68,000

Category Philadelphia Fact Extra Info NHL Team Named by fans NBA Team Now partly owned by Will Smith, from West Philadelphia, born and raised They play at Can seat up to 20,000 Major Newspaper 18 Pulitzer Prizes Major Newspaper 3 Pulitzer Prizes Largest Train Station 3rd busiest Amtrak station Name of local transit system SouthEastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority Major Airport 12th busiest airport in the world by aircraft movements Tallest Building 974 ft (297 m) Largest Municipal Building in the US Topped with a statue of William Penn Mayor Mayor since 2008 Ivy League University Founded by Ben Franklin Largest University More than 37,000 undergrads attending Railroad Depot turned Market Full of shops and restaurants, be sure to say 'hi' to Philbert, a pig statue Home of Philadelphia Orchestra Contains two performance halls City's most famous sandwich Who makes the best cheesesteak remains up for debate... Museum of medical oddities Not for the faint of heart... Ran up the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art 'Stallone' is not an acceptable answer Actor who would rather have been in Philadelphia His idea for his epitaph

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