It is bordered to the south by Port Richmond, to the east by the Delaware River, to the north by Wissinoming, and to the west by Frankford. The Frankford Creek, the Delaware River, and I-95 give Bridesburg distinct boundaries, making it a well-defined neighborhood. It is home to a sizable Polish-American community and is over 95% white. It is bounded by Fraley Street on the north, Frankford Creek on the south and west, and I-95 and the Delaware River on the east. Founded in the early 19th century, Bridesburg, a tract of land formerly belonging to Point-no-Point, took its name from Joseph Kirkbride, who for many years was land-owner there and proprietor of a ferry over Frankford Creek, and to whom the Legislature gave a right to build a bridge and receive toll for passage over the same by act of March 20, 1811. On April 1, 1833, Philadelphia County bought the Kirkbride bridge and two-and-a-half acres of land annexed for $5,500. Kirkbridesburg was considered too long a name for convenience, and the shorter "Bridesburg" was adopted. Bridesburg was incorporated as a borough on April 1, 1848. In 1854, the borough was annexed to the city of Philadelphia in the Act of Consolidation. Rohm and Haas, Allied Chemicals, and Franklintown Charter High School are all located in Bridesburg. Resources InBridesburg.com - Official Website of Bridesburg, PA The Bridesburg Bulletin Chronology of the Political Subdivisions of the County of Philadelphia, 1683-1854 Information courtesy of ushistory.org Incorporated District, Boroughs, and Townships in the County of Philadelphia, 1854 By Rudolph J. Walther - excerpted from the book at the ushistory.org website info provided by Wikipedia