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How did Lemon Hill in Fairmount Park acquire its name?

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How did Lemon Hill in Fairmount Park acquire its name?

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18th-century financier Robert Morris owned a country estate there which he called “The Hills” . In a greenhouse on the grounds he grew lemons and oranges, hence the name “Lemon Hill.” Source: Fairmount Park, a History and Guidebook, 1974, p.13, Esther M. Klein, 917.