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Philadelphia Aquarium
WPA poster, 1937
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39°57′59″N 75°11′01″W / 39.9663408°N 75.1835954°W / 39.9663408; -75.1835954
Date openedNovember 23, 1911[1]
Date closed1962[2]
LocationPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
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The Philadelphia Aquarium was one of the first aquariums in the United States. It was located on the east bank of the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia’s decommissioned Fairmount Water Works buildings from 1911 to 1962, as part of Fairmount Park.

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