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'''Wissinoming''' is a neighborhood in the [[Near Northeast Philadelphia|Near Northeast]] section of [[Philadelphia]]. It was the site of locomotive builder [[Matthias Baldwin]]'s estate "Wissinoming", which was located near State and Van Kirk Streets. The current Wissinoming is bordered by [[Mayfair, Philadelphia|Mayfair]] and [[Tacony, Philadelphia|Tacony]] on the north, [[Bridesburg, Philadelphia|Bridesburg]] on the south, [[Interstate 95 in Pennsylvania|I-95]] and the [[Delaware River]] on the east, and [[Frankford, Philadelphia|Frankford]] on the west. Wissinoming has three zipcodes 19124, 19135 & 19137.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.city-data.com/neighborhood/Wissinoming-Philadelphia-PA.html | title=Wissinoming neighborhood in Philadelphia | accessdate=2013-08-14}}</ref> Physical boundaries are: Levick Street on the north, Cheltenham on the south, I-95 and the Delaware River on the east, and Frankford Avenue on the west. Its borders with Frankford and Bridesburg are often disputed, with some pushing the southern boundary further to either Sanger Street or Bridge Street.
'''Wissinoming''' is a neighborhood in the [[Near Northeast Philadelphia|Near Northeast]] section of [[Philadelphia]], United States. It was the site of locomotive builder [[Matthias Baldwin]]'s estate "Wissinoming", which was located near Tacony and Van Kirk Streets. The current Wissinoming is bordered by [[Mayfair, Philadelphia|Mayfair]] on the west and [[Tacony, Philadelphia|Tacony]] on the north, [[Bridesburg, Philadelphia|Bridesburg]] on the south (below Bridge Street), [[Interstate 95 in Pennsylvania|I-95]] and the [[Delaware River]] on the east, and [[Frankford, Philadelphia|Frankford]] on the southwest (below Bridge Street). Wissinoming has two ZIP codes: 19124 and 19135.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.city-data.com/neighborhood/Wissinoming-Philadelphia-PA.html | title=Wissinoming neighborhood in Philadelphia | access-date=2013-08-14}}</ref> Physical boundaries are: Levick Street on the north, Bridge Street on the south, I-95 and the Delaware River on the east, and Frankford Avenue on the west.

Wissinoming Creek, buried in the 1930s, drained a [[Drainage basin|watershed]] through Wissinoming that included the main stream and another tributary, Little Wissinoming Creek. The name derives its name from a [[Lenni Lenape]] term meaning “where the grapes grow”.


==Schools==
==Schools==
Wissinoming has three public elementary schools: James J. Sullivan Elementary School, (located on Ditman Street and Sanger Street) and Henry W. Lawton Elementary School. (located on Ditman Street and Benner Street) and Mastery Charter School (Smedley), located on Bridge Street. The border of the two schools (Sullivan and Lawton) that decides which school a child attends is Howell Street. Anyone who lives on the west side of Howell Street attends Sullivan, while anyone who lives on the east attends Lawton.
Wissinoming has two public elementary schools: James J. Sullivan Elementary School (located on Ditman Street and Sanger Street) and Henry W. Lawton Elementary School (located on Ditman Street and Benner Street). The border of the two schools (Sullivan and Lawton) that decides which school a child attends is Howell Street. Anyone who lives on the south side of Howell Street attends Sullivan, while anyone who lives on the north attends Lawton.


Wissinoming's neighborhood middle school is Harding Middle School located on Torresdale Avenue in the Frankford section of Philadelphia.
Wissinoming's neighborhood middle school is Harding Middle School located on Torresdale Avenue in the Frankford section of Philadelphia.
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~wdstock/history.htm Wissinoming history]
*[http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~wdstock/history.htm Wissinoming history]
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* {{cite web | url=http://growinghistory.wordpress.com/2012/12/16/wissinoming/ | title=Wissinoming | date=16 December 2012 | publisher=David H. |access-date=2013-08-14}}


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* {{cite web | url=http://growinghistory.wordpress.com/2012/12/16/wissinoming/ | title=Wissinoming | publisher=David H. |accessdate=2013-08-14}}

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Latest revision as of 07:09, 13 June 2023

Wissinoming
Neighborhood of Philadelphia
Wissinoming is located in Philadelphia
Wissinoming
Wissinoming
Coordinates: 40°01′12″N 75°03′18″W / 40.020°N 75.055°W / 40.020; -75.055
Country United States
StatePennsylvania
CountyPhiladelphia County
CityPhiladelphia
Area code(s)215, 267, and 445

Wissinoming is a neighborhood in the Near Northeast section of Philadelphia, United States. It was the site of locomotive builder Matthias Baldwin's estate "Wissinoming", which was located near Tacony and Van Kirk Streets. The current Wissinoming is bordered by Mayfair on the west and Tacony on the north, Bridesburg on the south (below Bridge Street), I-95 and the Delaware River on the east, and Frankford on the southwest (below Bridge Street). Wissinoming has two ZIP codes: 19124 and 19135.[1] Physical boundaries are: Levick Street on the north, Bridge Street on the south, I-95 and the Delaware River on the east, and Frankford Avenue on the west.

Wissinoming Creek, buried in the 1930s, drained a watershed through Wissinoming that included the main stream and another tributary, Little Wissinoming Creek. The name derives its name from a Lenni Lenape term meaning “where the grapes grow”.

Schools

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Wissinoming has two public elementary schools: James J. Sullivan Elementary School (located on Ditman Street and Sanger Street) and Henry W. Lawton Elementary School (located on Ditman Street and Benner Street). The border of the two schools (Sullivan and Lawton) that decides which school a child attends is Howell Street. Anyone who lives on the south side of Howell Street attends Sullivan, while anyone who lives on the north attends Lawton.

Wissinoming's neighborhood middle school is Harding Middle School located on Torresdale Avenue in the Frankford section of Philadelphia.

Frankford High School is Wissinoming's neighborhood high school, located on Oxford Avenue and Wakeling Street.

Parks

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Wissinoming is widely known for its large park, Wissinoming Park. With entrances at Charles Street and Comly Street, Charles Street and Cheltenham Avenue, and Frankford Avenue and Comly Street.

Wissinoming has two playgrounds: Moss Playground (home of the Moss Eagles and located on Torresdale Avenue and Cheltenham Avenue) and American Legion (also known as Devereaux by natives of the neighborhood since it is located on Torresdale Avenue and Devereaux Street).

Police

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Philadelphia's 15th Police District (located roughly at Levick Street and Harbison Avenue) covers Wissinoming.

References

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  1. ^ "Wissinoming neighborhood in Philadelphia". Retrieved 2013-08-14.
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