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Old Posted Jan 7, 2007, 8:37 AM
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Originally Posted by hauntedheadnc View Post
I was going to mention that. That's some sweet stonework and I love houses built of rock. Is there any particular reason for the large number of rock buildings in that neighborhood? Here, you find a lot of rock houses and buildings simply because a lot of the ground is covered with rocks and you can either build walls, houses, or rock piles with those rocks if you intend on using that land for anything.
Wherever you see gray stone with mica in this city, it's Wissahickon Schist, and we're awfully proud of showing it off. It's the bedrock for most areas of the city above the Fall Line.

Isn't this neighborhood where all the bougie black folk move these days?
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