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1. The Underground Railroad in Philadelphia

   ... the Liberty Bell and Independence Hall The President's House The Underground Railroad Ran Through Philadelphia Within ... Abolitionist Movement The Liberty Bell The Declaration of Independence the United States Constitution ...

   01/10/2019 - 10:41

2. The President’s House: Slavery & Freedom in America’s Birthplace

   ... Underground Railroad in Philadelphia The President's House Independence Hall History Liberty Bell Visitor Guide ... memorial is one block from where Thomas Jefferson wrote The Declaration of Independence in 1776 at the Declaration House at 7th & ...

   08/11/2020 - 01:44

3. Thomas Jefferson - One of America's Founding Fathers

   ... Second Continental Congress Congress Hall Declaration House Philosophical Hall Birth: April 13, 1743 Death: ...

   07/08/2020 - 07:49

4. Carter Braxton - One of America's Founding Fathers

   ... Merchant, Politician Significance:  Signed The Declaration of Independence (at the age of 39) Carter Braxton was ... was chosen to represent his county in the Virginia House of Burgesses.  As tensions mounted between Great Britain and the ...

   06/29/2020 - 03:30

5. Sedgley Mansion Porter’s House

   ... quarters that we now know as Sedgley Mansion’s Porter’s House. The land that Sedgley Mansion was built upon was originally a piece ... rented to Thomas Jefferson when he was composing The Declaration of Independence . After initial hesitation from the city, a ...

   08/07/2020 - 11:54

6. LGBT History in Philadelphia

   ... As America’s Birthplace, Philadelphia is the home to The Declaration of Independence, the Constitution of the United States and the Bill ... by Billy Penn. 1) Arch Street Friends Meeting House 320 Arch Street (Historic marker outside of the Meeting House) ...

   12/03/2020 - 21:00

7. John Adams and Thomas Jefferson Both Died on July 4, 1826

   ... Independence Hall History The President's House Declaration House John Adams - One of America's Founding Fathers ...

   05/12/2021 - 09:51

8. George Read - One of America's Founding Fathers

   ... Lawyer, Politician Significance: Signed The Declaration of Independence (at the age of 42); signed the United States ... While working on the Constitution, Read stayed in a boarding house operated by Mrs. Mary House, located at the corner of 5th and Market ...

   06/29/2020 - 04:11

9. Celebrating the 30th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act

   ... and Independence Hall Liberty Bell History Declaration of Independence The Declaration House Independence Hall History Pictured in the front ...

   07/30/2020 - 11:41

10. John Adams - One of America's Founding Fathers

    ... Congress Congress Hall Presidents' House National Constitution Center Birth: October 30, 1735 ... Lawyer, Politician Significance:  Signed The Declaration of Independence  (at the age of 40); served as first United ...

    06/30/2020 - 00:03

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