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John Test's lots are located at
the southwest corner of Third Street and Walnut Street
and at the northeast corner of Third Street and Chestnut Street.
John Test's Inn -- "The Skales" -- was located at the southwest corner of Front and Walnut Streets
See Also: Wainwright, Nicholas B. "Plan of Philadelphia." The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography 80, no. 2 (1956): 164-226.
Original Photo of Map of Philadelphia as William Penn Knew It
PNG Image of Philadelphia MapSpotted Image of Philadelphia Map
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This map is available as a foldout in the book Passengers and Ships Prior to 1684 Compiled and edited by Walter Lee Sheppard, jr. (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1970).At the bottom of this map are two notes:
(1) Commemoration of the 250th Anniversary of the first arrival, October 24, 1682, of William Penn in America 1682- 1932. Prepared for the Program Committee, Albert Cook Myers Chairman, Philadelphia - 1932(2) Drawn by William Wilson Pollock with the historical collaboration of Albert Cook Myers.
Google Earth View of the Area
Notice you can still see the former path of Dock Creek in the photo below.
