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Grays Ferry, also known as Gray's Ferry, is a neighborhood in South Philadelphia bounded (roughly) by 25th Street on the east, the Schuylkill River on the west, Vare Avenue on the south, and Grays Ferry Avenue on the north.〔(Official 1968 map of Grays Ferry Redevelopment Area )〕 The section of this neighborhood west of 34th Street is also known as Forgotten Bottom.〔''The Forgotten Bottom Remembered: Stories From a Philadelphia Neighborhood.'' (2002) ISBN 0-9712996-3-3 ()〕 Grays Ferry shares borders with Southwest Center City to the North, Point Breeze to the East, and Girard Estate to the South. Gray’s Ferry is across from where Mill Creek debouches at about 43rd street. Historically, Grays Ferry was one of the largest enclaves of Irish Americans in the city,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Global Philadelphia )〕 and whilst there are still many Irish left, it is now home to a significant African American population. ==History== The area developed near an important crossing of the Schuylkill River. In the 18th century, Gray's Ferry was the southernmost of three ferries that crossed the Schuylkill River to Philadelphia. The neighborhood's namesake ferry originally belonged to a Benjamin Chambers in the 17th century. By 1747 George Gray had taken over the ferry, and established the nearby Gray's Inn and Gray's Garden, which were popular in the 1790s.〔the encyclopedic history of Philadelphia place names, Mermaids, Monasteries, Cherokees and Custer, author Robert Alotta〕〔(Report By Daughters of the American Revolution (1902) )〕 The river is now spanned by the Gray's Ferry Bridge and several rail bridges.〔(History of Philadelphia Railroads )〕 Before the Act of Consolidation, 1854, this neighborhood was part of Moyamensing Township. Moyamensing was chartered by the Dutch governor Alexander d'Hinoyossa, and in 1684, William Penn confirmed the title.〔(Early Moyamensing history ) from ushistory.com.〕 This neighborhood was once the site of the Schuylkill Arsenal.〔(Short history of Schuylkill Arsenal )〕〔(History of Defense Supply Center Philadelphia )〕 The James Alcorn School, Charles Y. Audenried Junior High School, Grays Road Recreation Center, University Avenue Bridge, and Anthony Wayne School are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Grays Ferry, Philadelphia」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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