Location: Off Second St. between Race and Arch, Philadelphia
Elfreth Alley in Philadelphia was commemorates the life and times of Jeremiah Elfreth. Take a walk down the oldest street in America and picture yourself as a colonist living on this street when it was built in 1702. Resplendent with cobblestones and beautiful 18th century town homes, the properties were once owned by local blacksmith Jeremiah Elfreth, who rented them to captains, shipwrights, and colonial artisans.
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