Related Posts:Buy Tickets for The Constitutional Walking Tour of Philadelphia – See 20+ Sites on Primary Overview of Independence Park Buy Tickets for The Spirits of '76 Ghost Tour - Learn more about the Powel HouseBuilt in 1765, the Powel House was the home of Samuel Powel who served as the last Mayor of Philadelphia under the British Crown. Powel was also the first Mayor of… Read More
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An easily overlooked gem of Independence National Historical Park has a lot of historyThe HistoryKnown today as Signers’ Garden, this small plot of land within Independence National Historical Park is meant to pay tribute to the courageous individuals who signed The Declaration of Independence on August 2nd, 1776 and the United States Constitution on September 17th, 1787. Both of… Read More
Philadelphia’s newest cultural institution… 240 years in the making!The HistoryEveryone knows that the first battles of the Revolution took place outside of Boston at Lexington and Concord. But while we look back today and see those battles as the beginning of the Revolutionary War, the actual participants at the time had no idea what those battles would begin.Most think of the… Read More
America’s First ZooThe HistoryLong before America had its first Zoo, its citizens were paying to view animals. Rickett’s Circus, America’s first circus, opened in 1793 at 12th and Market Street here in Philadelphia. Audiences that even included then President of the United States, George Washington were entertained by impressive horse riding shows and dog tricks. Showmen across… Read More
Related PostsBuy Tickets for The Constitutional Walking Tour of Philadelphia – See 20+ Sites on a Primary Overview of Independence Park, including the Liberty Bell and Independence HallGeorge Washington - One of America's Founding FathersOverview - Where a brutal winter nearly ended the American RevolutionOn December 19, 1777, 12,000 soldiers and 400 women and children marched into Valley… Read More
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