Places to see in ( Philadelphia - USA )
Places to see in ( Philadelphia - USA )
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania’s largest city, is notable for its rich history, on display at the Liberty Bell, Independence Hall (where the Declaration of Independence and Constitution were signed) and other American Revolutionary sites. Also iconic are the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, immortalized by Sylvester Stallone’s triumphant run in the film Rocky.
Blessed with the glamour and culture of a big city, 'Philly' as it's affectionately known, also delights visitors with its rich history and small-town charm. By the late 19th century Philly had evolved into the 'Workshop of the World.' Its industries generated abundant wealth, which funded large construction projects, including City Hall and the Benjamin Franklin Pkwy, and filled cultural storehouses such as the Philadelphia Museum of Art and Penn Museum. Experiments in architecture and social policy resulted in buildings like Eastern State Penitentiary, while philanthropist Dr Albert C Barnes built up an astounding collection of art for public consumption. This spirit of civic pride and sharing continues in contemporary projects such as Isaiah Zagar's Philadelphia's Magic Gardens.
Declared a World Heritage City by Unesco in 2015, Philadelphia was at the heart of US colonial and revolutionary history. Founded by British Quaker William Penn in the late 17th century, the 'City of Brotherly Love' cherishes and protects its earliest days within the Independence National Historical Park of the Old City. Visiting original institutions such as Independence Hall and the seeing iconic landmarks like the Liberty Bell will help you appreciate the deep passion for freedom that motivated the new nation's founders. Excellent museums devoted to the Constitution, the American Revolution and Benjamin Franklin round out that education.
Philadelphia is home to many national historical sites that relate to the founding of the United States. Independence National Historical Park is the center of these historical landmarks being one of the country's 22 UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Independence Hall, where the Declaration of Independence was signed, and the Liberty Bell are the city's most famous attractions. Other national historic sites include the homes of Edgar Allan Poe and Thaddeus Kosciuszko, early government buildings like the First and Second Banks of the United States, Fort Mifflin, and the Gloria Dei (Old Swedes') Church.
The city contains many art museums, such as the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and the Rodin Museum, which holds the largest collection of work by Auguste Rodin outside France. The city's major art museum, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, is one of the largest art museums in the world. The long flight of steps to the Art Museum's main entrance became famous after the film Rocky (1976).
A lot to see in Philadelphia such as :
Independence Hall
Liberty Bell
Philadelphia Museum of Art
Independence National Historical Park
Philadelphia City Hall
Art Museum Steps
Reading Terminal Market
Eastern State Penitentiary
Old City
Franklin Institute
Philadelphia Zoo
Philadelphia's Magic Gardens
Rodin Museum
Adventure Aquarium
Barnes Foundation
Please Touch Museum
Elfreth's Alley
Love Park
The College of Physicians of Philadelphia
Betsy Ross House
South Street
Franklin Square
Penn's Landing
Italian Market, Philadelphia
Benjamin Franklin Parkway
Rittenhouse Square
Morris Arboretum of the University of Pennsylvania
USS New Jersey (BB-62)
Penn Museum
Ben Franklin Bridge
Independence Seaport Museum
Chinatown
One Liberty Observation Deck
Rocky Statue
ONE Liberty Place
Wissahickon Valley Park
Spruce Street Harbor Park
Wissahickon Creek
Museum of the American Revolution
Shofuso Japanese House and Garden
John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge at Tinicum
United States Mint
Bartram's Garden
Rittenhouse Square
Fishtown
Fragments of Franklin Court
The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University
Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site
Smith Memorial Playground & Playhouse
Society Hill
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West Philadelphia Visit | The Schuylkill River, Smith Memorial Arch(2018)
The Schuylkill River is an important river running northwest to southeast in eastern Pennsylvania, which was improved by navigations into the Schuylkill Canal. Several of its tributaries drain major parts of the center-southern and easternmost Coal Regions in the state.[]
Originating from waters in the Anthracite Coal Region, millions of tons of coal enabling the iron and steel based industries of America's largest city[ of the day used the waterway to supply some of the growing American energy needs. It flows for 135 miles (217 km)[before joining the Delaware River as one of its largest tributaries in Philadelphia.
In 1682 William Penn chose the left bank of the confluence upon which he founded the planned city of Philadelphia on lands purchased from the native Delaware nation. It is a designated Pennsylvania Scenic River, and its whole length was once part of the Delaware people's southern territories.
The river's watershed of about 2,000 sq mi (5,180 km2) lies entirely within the state of Pennsylvania, the upper portions in the Ridge-and-valley Appalachian Mountains where the folding of the mountain ridges metamorphically modified bituminous into widespread anthracite deposits located north of the Blue Mountain barrier ridge.
The source of its eastern branch is in lands now heavily mined situated one ridgeline south of Tuscarora Lake along a drainage divide from the Little Schuylkill about a mile east of the village of Tuscarora and about a mile west of Tamaqua, at Tuscarora Springs in Schuylkill County.[
The West Branch starts near Minersville and joins the eastern branch at the town of Schuylkill Haven. It then combines with the Little Schuylkill River downstream in the town of Port Clinton. The Tulpehocken Creek joins it at the western edge of Reading. Wissahickon Creek joins it in northwest Philadelphia. Other major tributaries include: Maiden Creek, Manatawny Creek, French Creek, and Perkiomen Creek.
The Schuylkill joins the Delaware at the site of the former Philadelphia Navy Yard, now the Philadelphia Naval Business Center, just northeast of Philadelphia International Airport.
Smith Memorial Arch is an American Civil War monument at South Concourse and Lansdowne Drive in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Built on the former grounds of the 1876 Centennial Exposition, it serves as a gateway to West Fairmount Park. The Memorial consists of two colossal columns supported by curving, neo-Baroque arches, and adorned with 13 individual portrait sculptures (2 equestrians, 3 figures, and 8 busts); two eagles standing on globes; and architectural reliefs of 8 allegorical figures.
In 1891, Richard Smith (1821-1894), a wealthy Philadelphia electroplate and type founder, created a will that provided $500,000 ($13.6 million today[) for a memorial arch to be adorned with portraits of Pennsylvania's Civil War military and naval heroes. Smith deposited the model and designs for the memorial with the Fidelity Insurance Trust and Safe Deposit Company and stipulated that: Fidelity president John B. Gest handle his request, that the architectural designs and construction be handled by Philadelphia architect James H. Windrim, and that the selection and supervision of sculptors for the specified portraits should be handled by the Fairmount Park Art Association (now the Association for Public Art).[
The will went into effect upon the death of Smith's wife in 1895, but it was not until 1897 that the Fairmount Park Art Association began to select the sculptors. The initial commissions were awarded on May 8, 1898, and it took until 1912 before the last sculpture was completed and installed on the arch.[
The estate of Richard and Sarah Smith also funded the creation of Smith Memorial Playground & Playhouse, in East Fairmount Park.
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03.23.19 — Dallas, TX — AT&T Performing Arts Center - Strauss Square
04.02.19 — New York, NY — Apollo Theater
04.03.19 — Providence, RI — Veterans Memorial Auditorium
04.04.19 — Bangor, ME — Husson University - Gracie Theatre
04.05.19 — Boston, MA — Wilbur
04.07.19 — Norfolk, VA — Harrison Opera House
04.09.19 — Bethesda, MD — Strathmore Hall
04.10.19 — Bethesda, MD — Strathmore Hall
04.11.19 — Harrisonburg, VA — Forbes Center for the Performing Arts
04.14.19 — Cleveland, OH — Cleveland Playhouse Square
04.16.19 — Cincinnati, OH — Cincinnati Arts Association - Springer Auditorium - Cincinnati Music Hall
04.18.19 — Sioux Falls, SD — Washington Pavilion of Arts
04.19.19 — St. Paul, MN — Orway Center for the Performing Arts
04.20.19 — Milwaukee, WI — Marcus Center - Uihlein Hall
04.26.19 — Flint, MI — Capitol Theatre
04.27.19 — Flint, MI — Capitol Theatre
05.09.19 — Nashville, TN — War Memorial @ Tennessee PAC
05.10.19 — Pelham, TN — The Caverns
05.11.19 — Black Mountain, NC — LEAF Festival
05.14.19 — Portland, ME — Westbrook PAC
05.15.19 — Allentown, PA — Miller Symphony Hall
05.16.19 — Morristown, NJ — Mayo Performing Arts Center
05.17.19 — Albany, NY — The Egg
06.08.19 — Columbia, MD — Capital Jazz Fest
06.26.19 — Detroit, MI — Aretha Franklin Amphitheater
06.30.19 — Oaks Bluff, MA — The Tabernacle
07.01.19 — Hyannis, MA — Barnstable Performing Arts Center
08.07.19 — Knoxville, TN — Bijou Theatre
08.08.19 — Augusta, GA — Miller Theatre
08.09.19 — Savannah, GA — Johnny Mercer Theatre
08.10.19 — Richmond, VA — Richmond Jazz Festival
09.21.19 — St. Joseph, MN — College of Saint Benedict’s Escher Auditorium
09.22.19 — Iowa City, IA — Englert Theatre
09.24.19 — Kalamazoo, MI — State Theatre of Kalamazoo
09.25.19 — Lexington, KY — Lexington Opera House
09.27.19 — Durham, NC — Art of Cool Festival
09.28.19 — Durham, NC — Art of Cool Festival
10.11.19 — Hartford, CT — Bushnell Center for Performing Arts
10.12.19 — Keene, NH — Colonial Theater
10.16.19 — East Lansing, MI — Wharton Center for Performing Arts
10.19.19 — Lawrence, KS — Lied Center of Kansas
10.23.19 — Fort Wayne, IN — Embassy Theater
10.24.19 — Wausau, WI — Grand Theater
10.25.19 — Madison, WI — Overture Hall
11.02.19 — York, PA — Strand Theatre
11.03.19 — Columbus, OH — Ohio Theatre
11.05.19 — Dayton, OH — Victoria Theatre Association
11.06.19 — Toledo, OH — Valentine Theatre
11.07.19 — Rochester, NY — Kodak Center Theater
11.08.19 — Philadelphia, PA — Kimmel Center Academy of Music
11.09.19 — Baltimore, MD — Meyerhoff Symphony Hall
11.15.19 — Little Rock, AR — University of Arkansas Pulaski Technical College
11.17.19 — St. Louis, MO — Touhill PAC
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Wyeth Lecture in American Art: Ground Swell: Edward Hopper in 1939
Focusing on one Hopper painting, Ground Swell of 1939, this lecture by Alexander Nemerov tries to provide a thicker, denser, more surprising story of what it meant for Hopper to make a painting, especially in the year 1939.
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Cleveland | Wikipedia audio article
This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
00:01:40 1 History
00:09:57 2 Geography
00:10:05 2.1 Topography
00:11:26 2.2 Cityscape
00:11:34 2.2.1 Architecture
00:13:39 2.2.2 Neighborhoods
00:16:14 2.2.3 Suburbs
00:16:53 2.3 Climate
00:19:27 3 Demographics
00:19:36 3.1 2010 census
00:22:09 3.2 2000 census
00:26:46 3.3 Languages
00:27:49 4 Economy
00:30:40 5 Culture
00:30:49 5.1 Performing arts
00:34:36 5.2 Film and television
00:41:27 5.3 Literature
00:45:07 5.4 Cuisine
00:47:32 5.5 Tourism
00:50:49 6 Sports
00:56:36 7 Parks and gardens
00:57:58 8 Law and government
01:00:21 8.1 Crime
01:05:16 8.1.1 Consent decree with Department of Justice
01:08:34 8.2 Fire department
01:09:51 9 Education
01:10:00 9.1 Public schools
01:10:58 9.2 Private and Parochial Schools
01:11:41 9.3 Colleges and universities
01:12:40 10 Media
01:12:49 10.1 Print
01:14:14 10.2 Television
01:15:47 10.3 Radio
01:18:26 11 Infrastructure
01:18:35 11.1 Healthcare
01:19:17 11.2 Transportation
01:19:51 11.2.1 Airports
01:20:59 11.2.2 Seaport
01:21:20 11.2.3 Railroads
01:22:04 11.2.4 Transit systems
01:23:46 11.2.5 Inter-city bus lines
01:24:36 11.2.6 Roads
01:25:43 11.2.7 Freeways
01:27:52 11.2.8 Walkability
01:28:35 11.3 Energy and climate
01:29:05 12 Sister cities and international relations
01:29:34 13 See also
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Cleveland ( KLEEV-lənd) is a major city in the U.S. state of Ohio, and the county seat of Cuyahoga County. The city proper has a population of 385,525, making it the 51st-largest city in the United States, and the second-largest city in Ohio. Greater Cleveland is ranked as the 32nd-largest metropolitan area in the U.S., with 2,055,612 people in 2016. The city anchors the Cleveland–Akron–Canton Combined Statistical Area, which had a population of 3,515,646 in 2010 and is ranked 15th in the United States.
The city is located on the southern shore of Lake Erie, approximately 60 miles (100 kilometers) west of the Ohio-Pennsylvania state border. It was founded in 1796 near the mouth of the Cuyahoga River. It became a manufacturing center due to its location on both the river and the lake shore, as well as being connected to numerous canals and railroad lines. Cleveland's economy relies on diversified sectors such as manufacturing, financial services, healthcare, and biomedicals. Cleveland is also home to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Cleveland residents are called Clevelanders. The city has many nicknames, the oldest of which in contemporary use being The Forest City.
Anthony Marchetta
Born and raised in New Brunswick, Anthony Marchetta graduated from New Brunswick High School, went to Rutgers, and then worked for the City of New Brunswick. In his interview, he talks about the heyday, decline and renewal of New Brunswick. Marchetta began working for New Brunswick in housing rehabilitation as a part of the federal program Federally Assisted Code Enforcement (FACE). After the feasibility study conducted by the American Cities Corporation, New Brunswick Tomorrow (NBT) and the New Brunswick Development Corporation (Devco) were formed. Marchetta analyzes the interplay between Johnson & Johnson, the city government and the redevelopment agencies. Having served on the board of the George Street Playhouse for sixteen years and as president from 1981 to 1985, Marchetta traces the evolution of the theater over the years. Throughout the oral history, Marchetta discusses various projects, education, transportation, city politics, key figures, the effects of gentrification, and the role Rutgers played in the city’s redevelopment.
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Wikipedia audio article
This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
00:03:30 1 History
00:08:53 1.1 1800 to 1900
00:12:10 1.2 1900 to present
00:15:56 2 Geography
00:18:17 2.1 Cityscape
00:18:25 2.1.1 Areas
00:18:59 2.1.1.1 Golden Triangle
00:20:26 2.1.1.2 Central
00:21:12 2.1.1.3 North Side
00:22:24 2.1.1.4 South Side
00:24:00 2.1.1.5 East End
00:24:57 2.1.1.6 West End
00:25:15 2.1.2 Ethnicities
00:26:27 2.1.3 Population densities
00:26:58 2.1.4 Images
00:27:06 2.2 Regional identity
00:28:20 2.3 Climate
00:31:41 2.3.1 Air quality
00:34:51 2.3.2 Water quality
00:36:46 3 Demographics
00:41:48 4 Economy
00:46:57 5 Arts and culture
00:47:07 5.1 Entertainment
00:53:02 5.2 Theatre
00:54:30 5.3 Literature
00:57:22 5.4 Food
00:58:00 5.5 Local dialect
00:59:39 5.6 Livability
01:04:07 6 Sports
01:05:51 6.1 Baseball
01:08:11 6.2 Football
01:11:29 6.3 Hockey
01:14:11 6.4 Basketball
01:18:24 6.5 Golf
01:19:38 6.6 Annual sports events
01:20:47 6.7 Professional wrestling
01:21:39 7 Government and politics
01:21:49 7.1 Government
01:22:53 7.2 Politics
01:25:12 7.3 Law enforcement
01:26:25 7.4 Crime
01:27:23 8 Education
01:32:11 9 Media
01:32:20 9.1 Newspapers
01:33:16 9.2 Television
01:34:57 9.3 Radio
01:36:25 9.4 Film
01:37:28 10 Utilities
01:38:02 11 Health care
01:41:59 11.1 Health discoveries
01:43:22 12 Transportation
01:44:35 12.1 Rail
01:46:15 12.2 Port
01:46:39 12.3 Expressways and highways
01:49:07 12.4 Airports
01:49:26 12.5 Public transit
01:51:33 12.5.1 Public transportation statistics
01:52:27 13 Notable people
01:52:36 14 Sister cities
01:52:51 15 See also
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I cannot teach anybody anything, I can only make them think.
- Socrates
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Pittsburgh ( PITS-burg) is a city in the state of Pennsylvania in the United States, and is the county seat of Allegheny County. A population of about 301,048 residents live within the city limits, making it the 66th-largest city in the U.S. The metropolitan population of 2,324,743 is the largest in both the Ohio Valley and Appalachia, the second-largest in Pennsylvania (behind Philadelphia), and the 27th-largest in the U.S.
Pittsburgh is located in the southwest of the state, at the confluence of the Allegheny, Monongahela, and Ohio rivers. Pittsburgh is known both as the Steel City for its more than 300 steel-related businesses and as the City of Bridges for its 446 bridges. The city features 30 skyscrapers, two inclined railways, a pre-revolutionary fortification and the Point State Park at the confluence of the rivers. The city developed as a vital link of the Atlantic coast and Midwest, as the mineral-rich Allegheny Mountains made the area coveted by the French and British empires, Virginians, Whiskey Rebels, and Civil War raiders.Aside from steel, Pittsburgh has led in manufacturing of aluminum, glass, shipbuilding, petroleum, foods, sports, transportation, computing, autos, and electronics. For part of the 20th century, Pittsburgh was behind only New York City and Chicago in corporate headquarters employment; it had the most U.S. stockholders per capita. America's 1980s deindustrialization laid off area blue-collar workers and thousands of downtown white-collar workers when the longtime Pittsburgh-based world headquarters moved out. This heritage left the area with renowned museums, medical centers, parks, research centers, and a diverse cultural district.Today, Google, Apple Inc., Bosch, Facebook, Uber, Nokia, Autodesk, Microsoft and IBM are among 1,600 technology firms generating $20.7 billion in annual Pittsburgh payrolls. The area has served as the long-time federal agency headquarters for cyber defense, software engineering, robotics, energy research and the nuclear navy. The area is home to 68 colleges and universities, including research and development leaders Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh. The nation's eighth-largest bank, eight Fortune 500 co ...
Pittsburgh | Wikipedia audio article
This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
00:03:21 1 History
00:08:38 1.1 1800 to 1900
00:11:55 1.2 1900 to present
00:15:37 2 Geography
00:17:55 2.1 Cityscape
00:18:03 2.1.1 Areas
00:18:33 2.1.1.1 Golden Triangle
00:20:00 2.1.1.2 North Side
00:21:12 2.1.1.3 South Side
00:22:50 2.1.1.4 East End
00:24:08 2.1.1.5 West End
00:24:25 2.1.2 Ethnicities
00:25:35 2.1.3 Population densities
00:26:04 2.1.4 Images
00:26:12 2.2 Regional identity
00:27:24 2.3 Climate
00:30:43 2.3.1 Air quality
00:33:50 2.3.2 Water quality
00:35:43 3 Demographics
00:41:07 4 Economy
00:46:10 5 Arts and culture
00:46:20 5.1 Entertainment
00:52:02 5.2 Theatre
00:53:26 5.3 Literature
00:56:13 5.4 Local dialect
00:57:50 5.5 Livability
01:02:10 6 Sports
01:03:53 6.1 Baseball
01:06:11 6.2 Football
01:09:25 6.3 Hockey
01:12:07 6.4 Basketball
01:16:12 6.5 Golf
01:17:26 6.6 Annual sports events
01:18:34 6.7 Professional wrestling
01:19:25 7 Government and politics
01:19:34 7.1 Government
01:20:37 7.2 Politics
01:22:52 7.3 Law enforcement
01:24:04 7.4 Crime
01:25:00 8 Education
01:29:37 9 Media
01:29:46 9.1 Newspapers
01:30:41 9.2 Television
01:32:21 9.3 Radio
01:33:52 9.4 Film
01:34:52 10 Utilities
01:35:25 11 Health care
01:39:24 11.1 Health discoveries
01:40:46 12 Transportation
01:41:56 12.1 Rail
01:43:15 12.2 Port
01:43:38 12.3 Expressways and highways
01:46:05 12.4 Airports
01:46:23 12.5 Public transit
01:48:26 12.5.1 Public transportation statistics
01:49:18 13 Notable people
01:49:27 14 Sister cities
01:49:43 15 See also
Listening is a more natural way of learning, when compared to reading. Written language only began at around 3200 BC, but spoken language has existed long ago.
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- increases imagination and understanding
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- learn while on the move
- reduce eye strain
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Voice name: en-AU-Wavenet-A
I cannot teach anybody anything, I can only make them think.
- Socrates
SUMMARY
=======
Pittsburgh ( PITS-burg) is a city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in the United States, and is the county seat of Allegheny County. As of 2017, a population of 305,704 lives within the city limits, making it the 63rd-largest city in the U.S. The metropolitan population of 2,353,045 is the largest in both the Ohio Valley and Appalachia, the second-largest in Pennsylvania (behind Philadelphia), and the 26th-largest in the U.S.
Located at the confluence of the Allegheny, Monongahela, and Ohio rivers, Pittsburgh is known both as the Steel City for its more than 300 steel-related businesses and as the City of Bridges for its 446 bridges. The city features 30 skyscrapers, two inclined railways, a pre-revolutionary fortification and the Point State Park at the confluence of the rivers. The city developed as a vital link of the Atlantic coast and Midwest, as the mineral-rich Allegheny Mountains made the area coveted by the French and British empires, Virginians, Whiskey Rebels, and Civil War raiders.Aside from steel, Pittsburgh has led in manufacturing of aluminum, glass, shipbuilding, petroleum, foods, sports, transportation, computing, autos, and electronics. For part of the 20th century, Pittsburgh was behind only New York and Chicago in corporate headquarters employment; it had the most U.S. stockholders per capita. America's 1980s deindustrialization laid off area blue-collar workers and thousands of downtown white-collar workers when the longtime Pittsburgh-based world headquarters moved out. This heritage left the area with renowned museums, medical centers, parks, research centers, and a diverse cultural district.Today, Google, Apple Inc., Bosch, Facebook, Uber, Nokia, Autodesk, Microsoft and IBM are among 1,600 technology firms generating $20.7 billion in annual Pittsburgh payrolls. The area has served as the long-time federal agency headquarters for cyber defense, software engineering, robotics, energy research and the nuclear navy. The area is home to 68 colleges and universities, including research and development leaders Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh. The nation's eighth-largest bank, eight Fortune 500 companies, and six of the top 300 U.S. law firms make their global headquarters in the are ...
Pittsburgh | Wikipedia audio article
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Pittsburgh
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The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.
- Socrates
SUMMARY
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Pittsburgh ( PITS-burg) is a city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in the United States, and is the county seat of Allegheny County. As of 2017, a population of 305,704 lives within the city limits, making it the 63rd-largest city in the U.S. The metropolitan population of 2,353,045 is the largest in both the Ohio Valley and Appalachia, the second-largest in Pennsylvania (behind Philadelphia), and the 26th-largest in the U.S.
Located at the confluence of the Allegheny, Monongahela, and Ohio rivers, Pittsburgh is known both as the Steel City for its more than 300 steel-related businesses and as the City of Bridges for its 446 bridges. The city features 30 skyscrapers, two inclined railways, a pre-revolutionary fortification and the Point State Park at the confluence of the rivers. The city developed as a vital link of the Atlantic coast and Midwest, as the mineral-rich Allegheny Mountains made the area coveted by the French and British empires, Virginians, Whiskey Rebels, and Civil War raiders.Aside from steel, Pittsburgh has led in manufacturing of aluminum, glass, shipbuilding, petroleum, foods, sports, transportation, computing, autos, and electronics. For part of the 20th century, Pittsburgh was behind only New York and Chicago in corporate headquarters employment; it had the most U.S. stockholders per capita. America's 1980s deindustrialization laid off area blue-collar workers and thousands of downtown white-collar workers when the longtime Pittsburgh-based world headquarters moved out. This heritage left the area with renowned museums, medical centers, parks, research centers, and a diverse cultural district.Today, Google, Apple Inc., Bosch, Facebook, Uber, Nokia, Autodesk, Microsoft and IBM are among 1,600 technology firms generating $20.7 billion in annual Pittsburgh payrolls. The area has served as the long-time federal agency headquarters for cyber defense, software engineering, robotics, energy research and the nuclear navy. The area is home to 68 colleges and universities, including research and development leaders Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh. The nation's eighth-largest bank, eight Fortune 500 companies, and six of the top 300 U.S. law firms make their global headquarters in the area, while RAND, BNY Mellon, Nova, FedEx, Bayer and NIOSH have regional bases that helped Pittsburgh become the sixth-best area for U.S. job growth.In 2015, Pittsburgh was listed among the eleven most livable cities in the world; The Economist's Global Liveability Ranking placed Pittsburgh as the first- or second-most livable city in the United States in 2005, 2009, 2011, 2012 and 2014. The region is a hub for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design and energy extraction.
Wilmington, Delaware | Wikipedia audio article
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00:01:12 1 History
00:07:20 2 Geography
00:09:29 2.1 Surrounding municipalities
00:09:38 2.2 Climate
00:11:00 3 Demographics
00:12:54 4 Government
00:13:49 5 Neighborhoods
00:14:01 5.1 North of the Brandywine River
00:15:16 5.2 East of I-95
00:17:27 5.3 West of I-95
00:21:45 5.4 Historic districts and Conservation District
00:22:18 5.5 Gallery
00:22:26 6 Public safety
00:22:34 6.1 Crime
00:24:22 6.2 Police
00:25:26 6.3 Fire department and EMS
00:26:11 7 Economy
00:29:25 7.1 Top employers
00:30:07 8 Arts and culture
00:30:37 8.1 Ethnic festivals
00:32:07 8.2 Music festivals
00:32:57 8.3 Holiday events
00:33:19 9 Wilmington Riverfront
00:34:30 10 Media
00:34:38 10.1 Radio and television
00:36:13 10.2 Newspaper
00:36:47 10.3 Portrayal of Wilmington in popular culture
00:38:42 11 Infrastructure
00:38:51 11.1 Transportation
00:43:28 11.2 Utilities
00:44:07 11.3 Health care
00:45:01 12 Sports and recreation
00:45:10 12.1 Sports
00:46:01 12.2 Outdoor recreation
00:46:54 12.3 Running events
00:48:09 12.4 Cycling
00:48:54 12.5 Golf
00:49:07 13 Education
00:51:16 13.1 Universities and colleges
00:51:33 14 Points of interest
00:52:11 15 Sister cities
00:52:38 15.1 Partner city
00:52:49 16 See also
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Wilmington (Lenape: Paxahakink / Pakehakink) is the largest and most populous city in the U.S. state of Delaware. The city was built on the site of Fort Christina, the first Swedish settlement in North America. It is at the confluence of the Christina River and Brandywine River, near where the Christina flows into the Delaware River. It is the county seat of New Castle County and one of the major cities in the Delaware Valley metropolitan area. Wilmington was named by Proprietor Thomas Penn after his friend Spencer Compton, Earl of Wilmington, who was prime minister in the reign of George II of Great Britain.
As of the 2018 United States Census estimate, the city's population is 70,635. It is the fifth least populous city in the U.S. to be the most populous in its state. The Wilmington Metropolitan Division, comprising New Castle County, DE, Cecil County, MD and Salem County, NJ, had an estimated 2016 population of 719,876. The Delaware Valley metropolitan area, which includes the cities of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Camden, New Jersey, had a 2016 population of 6,070,500, and a combined statistical area of 7,179,357.
Richmond, Virginia | Wikipedia audio article
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00:03:14 1 History
00:03:23 1.1 Colonial era
00:04:19 1.2 Revolution
00:05:17 1.3 Early United States
00:08:04 1.4 Civil War
00:12:57 1.5 Postbellum
00:14:23 1.6 20th century
00:17:56 2 Geography and climate
00:19:37 2.1 Cityscape
00:23:23 2.2 Climate
00:27:59 3 Demographics
00:31:44 3.1 Crime
00:33:59 3.2 Religion
00:40:42 4 Economy
00:45:40 4.1 Fortune 500 companies and other large corporations
00:48:28 4.2 Poverty
00:49:22 5 Arts and culture
00:49:31 5.1 Museums and monuments
00:53:19 5.2 Visual and performing arts
00:54:05 5.2.1 Murals
00:54:23 5.2.2 Professional performing companies
00:57:50 5.2.3 Other venues and companies
01:02:07 5.3 Literary arts
01:03:33 5.4 Architecture
01:09:12 5.5 Historic districts
01:10:05 5.6 Food
01:10:39 6 Parks and outdoor recreation
01:14:38 7 Sports
01:18:11 8 Media
01:20:06 9 Government and politics
01:23:55 10 Education
01:25:15 10.1 Colleges and universities
01:26:32 11 Infrastructure
01:26:42 11.1 Transportation
01:30:22 11.2 Major highways
01:30:30 11.3 Utilities
01:32:53 12 International relations
01:33:03 12.1 Sister cities
01:33:33 13 See also
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Richmond () is the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. It is the center of the Richmond Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) and the Greater Richmond Region. Richmond was incorporated in 1742 and has been an independent city since 1871.
As of the 2010 census, the city's population was 204,214; in 2016, the population was estimated to be 223,170, making Richmond the fourth-most populous city in Virginia. The Richmond Metropolitan Area has a population of 1,260,029, the third-most populous metro in the state.
Richmond is located at the fall line of the James River, 44 miles (71 km) west of Williamsburg, 66 miles (106 km) east of Charlottesville, 100 miles (160 km) east of Lynchburg and 98 miles (158 km) south of Washington, D.C. Surrounded by Henrico and Chesterfield counties, the city is located at the intersections of Interstate 95 and Interstate 64, and encircled by Interstate 295 and Virginia State Route 288. Major suburbs include Midlothian to the southwest, Chesterfield to the south, Varina to the southeast, Sandston to the east, Glen Allen to the north and west, Short Pump to the west and Mechanicsville to the northeast.
The site of Richmond had been an important village of the Powhatan Confederacy, and was briefly settled by English colonists from Jamestown in 1609, and in 1610–1611. The present city of Richmond was founded in 1737. It became the capital of the Colony and Dominion of Virginia in 1780, replacing Williamsburg. During the Revolutionary War period, several notable events occurred in the city, including Patrick Henry's Give me liberty or give me death speech in 1775 at St. John's Church, and the passage of the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom written by Thomas Jefferson. During the American Civil War, Richmond served as the second and permanent capital of the Confederate States of America. The city entered the 20th century with one of the world's first successful electric streetcar systems. The Jackson Ward neighborhood is a national hub of African-American commerce and culture.
Richmond's economy is primarily driven by law, finance, and government, with federal, state, and local governmental agencies, as well as notable legal and banking firms, located in the downtown area. The city is home to both the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, one of 13 United States courts of appeals, and the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, one of 12 Federal Reserve Banks. Dominion Energy and WestRock, Fortune 500 companies, are headquartered in the city, with others in the metropolitan area.