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1. Laurel Hill Cemetery

   ... were relocated to Laurel Hill such as signer of the Declaration of Independence, Thomas McKean, and renowned astronomer, David ... which is the final resting place for five signers of the Declaration of Independence including Benjamin Franklin!  Another stop on The ... Walking Tour is the Arch Street Friends Meeting House , a historic Quaker house of worship that also has many graves on its ...

   08/12/2018 - 07:28

2. Philadelphia - World Heritage City

   ... began construction in 1732 as the Pennsylvania State House.  A classic Georgian structure made of red brick with a wooden bell ... documents that were signed at Independence Hall. Both The Declaration of Independence (1776) and the Constitution of the United States ...

   08/12/2018 - 07:42

3. Haddonfield, New Jersey

   ... there that the state of New Jersey officially approved the Declaration of Independence.  The General Assembly then moved to officially ... look how it would have in 1777 when it served as the State House of New Jersey and visitors can walk right into the room where New Jersey ...

   08/11/2020 - 01:21

4. History of the Women's Suffrage Movement

   ... first women’s rights convention. At the convention the Declaration of Sentiments was produced, which demanded a women’s right to ... way back in 1878, the 19th Amendment was not passed by the House of Representatives until May 21st, 1919 and then subsequently passed ...

   08/17/2020 - 12:38

5. Liberty Bell History

   ... of Independence Hall (then known as the Pennsylvania State House) in 1732, the bell was moved to the grounds behind Independence Hall, and ... 1776, the Second Continental Congress famously approved the Declaration of Independence while meeting inside of Independence Hall.  ...

   03/20/2024 - 10:23

6. Edwin Forrest - America's First Star

   ... It’s not as if we’ve never had actors in the White House before! Stop 2 – The Forrest Theatre If you’ve ever walked ... a provision of Forrest’s will by gathering to read the Declaration of Independence aloud each July Fourth. Photo Credits: ...

   04/04/2019 - 12:16

7. Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette - One of America's Founding Fathers

   ... in the Continental Army (1777-1783); and authored the  Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen  (1789) Early ... visit to Philadelphia that the old Pennsylvania State House began to be called the “Hall of Independence” which eventually became ...

   06/29/2020 - 05:35

8. Philly Attractions Guide

   ... Park Carpenters' Hall Congress Hall Declaration House Independence Visitor Center Independence Hall Tickets & ...

   02/14/2019 - 13:02

9. Independence Hall Tickets & Visitor Guide

   ... West Wing which contains and original printed copy of the Declaration of Independence or Congress Hall, which is where the United States ... Liberty Bell, Independence Hall, Franklin Court, Betsy Ross House and the National Constitution Center.  Often times, visitors taking The ...

   08/14/2018 - 19:52

10. Woodford Mansion

    ... Named for its juxtaposition between a forest around the house and a nearby ford in the Schuylkill River, Woodford Mansion has found ... and the Constitutional Convention , signing both The Declaration of Independence and the Constitution . George Clymer is now ...

    08/07/2020 - 11:54

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