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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM206S_keys-to-community_Philadelphia-PA.html
Benjamin Franklin 1706 - 1790Titled: Keys To Community,by Philadelphia sculptor James Peniston,Dedicated October 5, 2007Peniston's one-ton bronze sculpture is textured with casts of 1,000 keys collected from local schoolchildren. Its alloy c…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM206O_west-wing-independence-hall_Philadelphia-PA.html
Completed in 1736 as an integral part of the Pennsylvania State House (Independence Hall), the West Wing provided offices and quarters for the doorkeepers of the Pennsylvania Assembly.In 1812 the West and East Wings were replaced with "modern…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM206K_the-arsenal-of-independence_Philadelphia-PA.html
Imagine this neighborhood filled with the sights, sounds, and smells of war. Philadelphia's tradesmen and women produced muskets, cannons, ammunition, wagons, ships, uniforms, and flags that helped to win American Independence.In 1775, hat maker B…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM206J_philadelphia-conference_Philadelphia-PA.html
On February 23-25, 1979, about 300 activists from across the nation met at the Arch Street Meeting House to plan the seminal National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights. Here, leaders organized a march on October 14, 1979, that with 10…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM205P_betsy-ross-house_Philadelphia-PA.html
This house where Betsy Rossmade the first American Flagwas restored toits original colonial conditionthrough the patriotic generosityof aSon of the American RevolutionA. Atwater Kentof Philadelphiaand was rededicatedas a shrine of American Liberty…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2053_carpenters-hall_Philadelphia-PA.html
Has been designated aRegistered NationalHistoric LandmarkUnder the provisions of the Historic Sites Act of August 21, 1935this site possesses exceptional valuein commemorating or illustratingthe history of the United StatesU. S. Department of the …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM204Z_american-philosophical-society-hall_Philadelphia-PA.html
Has been designated aRegistered NationalHistoric LandmarkUnder the provisions of the Historic Sites Act of August 21, 1935this site possesses exceptional valuein commemorating or illustratingthe history of the United StatesU. S. Department of the …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM204Y_american-philosophical-society_Philadelphia-PA.html
The American Philosophical Society ~ Founded by ~Benjamin Franklin - 1743 - ——————————-Outgrowth of The Junto, 1727 : Reorganized 1767The Fisrt Learned Society inthe British Plantat…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM204E_it-was-intended-to-be-an-expression-of-the-american-mind_Philadelphia-PA.html
Thomas Jefferson resided at his site while drafting the Declaration of Independence. In little more than two weeks, Jefferson finished his timeless defense of "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness."While Jefferson labored over ever…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM204A_insurance-company-of-north-america_Philadelphia-PA.html
Formed in 1792 at Independence Hall to write marine insurance and incorporated in 1794, it was the first US firm to insure a building's contents from fire. One of the most global insurers of the 20th century, INA created the homeowners policy in 1…