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1874 - Environment
Environment
The Philadelphia Zoo opens on the West Bank of the Schuylkill River where its 42-acre grounds encompass the 15-acre estate of John Penn, a grandson of the Pennyslvania Colony's founder William Penn, and John's elegant 90-year-old manor house Solitude.
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