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"Venerated for benevolence, admired for talents, esteemed for patriotism, beloved for philanthropy."Washington"The sage whom two worlds claimed as their own."Mirabeau"He tore from the skies the lightning and from tyrants the sceptre."Turgot
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1706 Born at Boston, January 17.1723 Removed to Philadelphia.1729 Editor of Pennsylvania Gazette.1730 Appointed Public Printer.1731 Founded the Philadelphia Library.1736 Organized the first Philadelphia Fire Company.1737 Appointed Postmaster of Ph…
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Christ Church Burial Ground is most famous as the final resting place of Benjamin Franklin, a man who captured the spirit of his age and of the city. Franklin's genius touched nearly every aspect of Philadelphia's life and produced many achievemen…
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The class of 1930 at its 50th reunion honors Benjamin Franklin founder of the University of Pennsylvania which began at this site in 1749 and which in 1779 became the first university in this nation. We recognize the growth of our beloved institut…
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Mikveh Israel, "The Hope of Israel," is Philadelphia's oldest Jewish Congregation, which began in the 1740s with worship services in a private home in Sterling Alley. The community then purchased a parcel of land from Thomas Penn for a Jewish ceme…
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Financier of the Revolution. Came to America ca. 1772. Imprisoned by British, 1776 and 1778. Lived in Philadelphia, 1778-85; active in its Jewish community. A broker, he lent money heavily to support the war. never repaid, he himself died in debt.
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Here the Continental Congress sat from the date it convened, May 10, 1775, until the close of the Revolution except when in 1776-7 it sat in Baltimore and in 1777-9 in Lancaster and York, due to the temporary occupation of Philadelphia by the Brit…
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The State House ofPennsylvania
The birthplace ofthe United Statesof America
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This tabletis erected by the Pennsylvania SocietyofSons of the Revolutionas a memorial to the soldiers and patriotsof the Revolutionwho suffered in this building as prisoners of warduring the occupation of Philadelphiaby the British Army, 1777 - 1…
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of the United States ofAmericaHerein George Washingtonwas inaugurated PresidentMarch 4, 1793 and closedhis official career whenherein, also John Adams was inaugurated the secondPresident of theUnited States March 4, 1797.