Thomas Holme (1624–1695) was the first surveyor general of the colonial-era Province of Pennsylvania. He laid out the first and original plan for the city...
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Holmesburg, Philadelphia (section Thomas Holme Library)
Pennsylvania Thomas Holme, who was a cartographer. The Surveyor General had no apparent business relationship or blood kinship to one John Holme, a Baptist...
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Thomas Holme was Surveyor General of Pennsylvania. Thomas Holme may also refer to: Thomas Holme (MP), for City of York Thomas Holm (disambiguation) Thomas...
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Thomas Holme (died 1406), of York, was an English Member of Parliament (MP). He was a Member of the Parliament of England for City of York in February...
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Alan Thomas Holme CIE (1872 – 9 July 1931) was a British administrator in India. Holme was born in Naples and was educated at the International School...
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five original open-space parks planned by William Penn and his surveyor Thomas Holme during the late 17th century. Together with Fitler Square, the Rittenhouse...
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Holme is a surname and may refer to: Alan Thomas Holme (1872–1931), British administrator in India Bob Holme (born 1969), American ski jumper Charles Holme...
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Penn's surveyor, Thomas Holme, as the site for the city that Penn planned to found. Although a more southerly site was finally selected, Holme and others acquired...
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New Sweden colony. They were followed by English Quakers, including Thomas Holme, who came to begin the settlement of William Penn's Pennsylvania colony...
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the John F. Byrne Golf Course, and Holme Avenue. Originally farmland, it was part of the holdings of Thomas Holme, surveyor for Pennsylvania's founder...
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England History of Pennsylvania Welsh American Corcoran, Irma (1992). Thomas Holme, 1624–1695: Surveyor General of Pennsylvania, Volume 200 of Memoirs of...
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created in the 17th century, following the plan by William Penn's surveyor Thomas Holme. Center City is structured with long, straight streets running nearly...
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situated at Welsh Road and Tolbut Street. The neighborhood is named after Thomas Holme.[citation needed] Former prominent residents include Sylvester Stallone...
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a grid system. At the urging of city founder William Penn, surveyor Thomas Holme designed a system of wide streets intersecting at right angles between...
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in sports and photography. Simon P Rowland; James Edward Fitzgerald; Thomas Holme; John Powell; Alison McGregor (13 January 2020). "What is the clinical...
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planned squares laid out on the city grid by William Penn's surveyor, Thomas Holme. It is part of both the Washington Square West and Society Hill neighborhoods...
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London 1681 Johan Caspar von Cicignon – Trondheim 1682 William Penn and Thomas Holme – Philadelphia 1727 Maharaja Jai Singh II – astronomer, city planner...
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Thomas Holme called it Dublin Creek, while in later maps it is called Pennypack and Pennepack. The Pennypack creek was first surveyed by Thomas Holme...
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Historic Places as a continuous north–south street, planned by surveyor Thomas Holme and developed for Philadelphia in 1681. Broad Street is served by many...
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house hotels, including Alvaston Hall, Bodelwyddan Castle, Cricket St Thomas, Holme Lacey House, Littlecote House, Nidd Hall, and Thoresby Hall. The Guernsey-based...
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American business executive Thomas Fraser-Holmes (born 1991), Australian swimmer Thomas Holme (disambiguation) Thomas Holm (disambiguation) This disambiguation...
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churches. The first to bear the name, he was born in Chester, the son of Thomas Holme, a blacksmith whose family came from Tranmere, which was then in Cheshire...
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yellowish color." On the earliest map of this region of Pennsylvania, by Thomas Holme, the stream is called Whitpaine's creek, after one of the original settlers...
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Thomas Graa was one of two Members of Parliament for the constituency of York. He was the third member of his family to have represented the city in Parliament...
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singer-songwriter Tom Holm, professor of Native-American studies Thomas Heebøll-Holm, medieval historian Thomas Holme (disambiguation) This disambiguation page lists articles...
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Pennypack Park. Originally farm land, it was part of the holdings of Thomas Holme, surveyor for Philadelphia's founder, William Penn. The area was part...
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Edward Holme FLS (17 February 1770 – 28 November 1847) was an English physician and supporter of learned societies. The son of Thomas Holme, farmer and...
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Numbered streets originated in the United States in Philadelphia by Thomas Holme who laid out the original plan for the city in 1683. Washington, D.C...
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at sea near Barbados on his way to Pennsylvania. He was replaced by Thomas Holme as Surveyor General. Captain William Crispin married (1) Sept. 28, 1652...
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swords in saltire argent hilts and pommels or) were granted in 1476 by Thomas Holme, Clarenceux King of Arms, and the crest "an elephant bearing a castle"...
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