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Wealth makes all the distinction of classes in Philadelphia.Duc de la Rochefoucault-Liancourt, 1783The house of a workman stood here in the late 1700s when Philadelphia was the temporary capital of the United States. Its location is marked by the …
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Oldest fire insurance company in America. Founded in 1752 by Benjamin Franklin and his friends.
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Old St. Joseph's earliest church on this site was built in 1733 by Rev. Joseph Greaton, a Jesuit missionary from England. When news that a "Romish Chappel" had been set up the Provincial Council investigated, but because William Penn's 1701 Charte…
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Once the Resting PlaceofMathew Carey, PublisherBorn - Jan. 28 1760 Dublin, IrelandDied - Sept. 16, 1839 Phila.Printed first Catholic biblein America, 1790
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Signer of the Constitution of the United States of AmericaDeputy from Pennsylvania toFederal Constitutional ConventionMay 25, 1787 - September 17, 1787
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1734 ——1811Erected byStephen Moylan General AssemblyFourth Degree Knights of ColumbusWoodhaven, N.Y.
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Father of the American Navy
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Commander / of the Royal American Order / of Isabella, the Catholic / Assistant Quarter-Master of the Navy / and Consul General of Spain / in the U.S.A. / He was born in Alicante in MDCCLXXI / and died in Philadelphia / on September 3, A.D. 1834.
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In memory ofJohn BarryFather of the American NavyBorn in Co. Wexford IrelandMarch 25, 1745First captain of the first ship owned by the Continental Congress. Continuous in his service during the entire period of the Revolution. Supreme Commander of…
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In the grave-yard adjoining this church are buriedCommodore John BarryFather of the American Navy.He was chosen by the Continental Congress tocommand the first warship owned by thecolonies and he fought the last navalbattle of the revolution.Thoma…