. Smith's hand-book and guide in Philadelphia : containing a general view of the city, its government, public buildings, educational, literary, ecclesiastical, scientific, and benevolent institutions, places of public amusements, railroads, and routes from, and in the city, hotels, public parks, and cemeteries, and a new map . y. It has about 7,500 volumes. Library Association of the Twenty-third Ward—Wrights Institute, Frankford. Presbyterian Historical Society, No. 821Chestnut street. Southwark Library, No. 765 South Secondstreet. Girard Library—S. W. corner of Sixthstreet and Girard avenue.
. Smith's hand-book and guide in Philadelphia : containing a general view of the city, its government, public buildings, educational, literary, ecclesiastical, scientific, and benevolent institutions, places of public amusements, railroads, and routes from, and in the city, hotels, public parks, and cemeteries, and a new map . y. It has about 7,500 volumes. Library Association of the Twenty-third Ward—Wrights Institute, Frankford. Presbyterian Historical Society, No. 821Chestnut street. Southwark Library, No. 765 South Secondstreet. Girard Library—S. W. corner of Sixthstreet and Girard avenue. James Page FreeLibrary—Girard avenue, east of Shackamaxonstreet. The Library Association of Friends—Meeting House, Kace above Fifteenth street,has about 7000 well selected works. In addition to these there are valuable libra-ries attached to all the Medical Colleges, to theAcademy of Natural Sciences; Academy of FineArts; The Horticultural Society, and to thePennsylvania Historical Society, a visit to anyof which will well repay the student or lover HAND-BOOK IN PHILADELPHIA. 93 of rare and valuable works. Nor should weforget the numerous libraries attached to thevarious churches and religious denominations,some of great value and extent; also the libraries belonging to Literary Institutions and Wi: STEPHENS CHUBCH. (Bpiacopal.) Tenth Street above Chestnut. 94 HAND BOOK IN PHILADELPHIA. CHURCHES IN PHILADELPHIA. The first church erected in Philadelphia orits vicinity was at Tinicum, a small island onthe Delaware, near the Lazaretto. It wasfounded by a colony of Swedes in 1646. This colony and church was destroyed by theDutch West India Company, in 1655. Severalsettlements, however, had been made furtherup the Delaware and Schuylkill, whose num-bers were subsequently increased by emigra-tion. Among these early settlements werethose at Weccaco, Moyamensing, and Passyunk>For their accommodation and protection, aplace of worship and a temporary fort wase
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