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Franklin Square

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Franklin Square was one of Philadelphia's original squares planned by William Penn in 1682. The square was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on the occasion of the tricentennial of the City of Philadelphia in 1982, and it was property of the Commissioners of Fairmount Park.
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