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# John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge at Tinicum

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# John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge at Tinicum

Located on the border of Philadelphia and Tinicum Township, the John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge at Tinicum is the first urban National Wildlife Refuge in the United States and preserves the Tinicum Marsh along the Darby Creek, which is the largest freshwater tidal marsh remaining in Pennsylvania.

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## Why go

The refuge is a stop for birds along the Atlantic Flyway and is home for a variety of wildlife including deer, fox, raccoons, butterflies, fish, ducks, geese, osprey, and eagles.

Source: [Wikivoyage](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Philadelphia/West)

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