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Changes In Edgar Allan Poe's Philadelphia

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In life things change and nothing ever stays the same. In “Poe’s Philadelphia” Edgar Allan tours around 1838 Philadelphia, the “Athens of America” at the time. Much of the population died in their thirties to forties, probably from the water of the Schuylkill River the medicine wasn't as good as today's. In fact, since 1838 a lot of things have changed in Philadelphia, like the factories and our title Athens of America, but, few things remain the same such as Philadelphia’s love of horse racing. Back in 1838, Philadelphia was the nation's manufacturer with textile factories, iron shops and refineries. Nowadays China is the nations and the world's top manufacturer. Mostly everything comes from China and is sold here, in Philadelphia, since
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