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Germantown, Philadelphia

1683 · 17th century

Germantown is a district of north-western Philadelphia, founded in 1683 by German and Dutch Quaker and Mennonite families led by Francis Daniel Pastorius. Some of its residents issued the first organised protest against slavery in the English colonies in 1688. The Battle of Germantown was fought there in October 1777 during the American Revolutionary War.

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Province of Pennsylvania

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APA: The Epoch Institute. (2026). Germantown, Philadelphia. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/germantown-philadelphia
MLA: “Germantown, Philadelphia.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/germantown-philadelphia. Accessed .
Chicago: The Epoch Institute. “Germantown, Philadelphia.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/germantown-philadelphia.
Harvard: The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Germantown, Philadelphia’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/germantown-philadelphia (Accessed: ).

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