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| Holmesburg - in the northeast corner of Philadelphia - has a history dating back to the late 1600's when a grist mill, its attendant dam and mill race, and the King's Highway Bridge - now the oldest bridge still in use on a major highway in America - were conjointly built on the Pennypack Creek. The shallow fall line of the creek at this location had long identified it as a crossing point on the Lenape Indian's trail to and from their northern hunting grounds and became an ideal location for 18th century European style river commerce. |