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At his print shop here, Robert Bell published the first edition of Thomas Paine's revolutionary pamphlet in January 1776.

Philadelphia, PA

On Nov. 17, 1967, thousands of middle and high school students organized a citywide walkout to the former Board of Education Building...

Philadelphia, PA

Founded here in 1794 by 15 men and three women from St. George's Church, led by Rev. Harry Hosier.

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Pioneer baseball professional; a great early 2nd baseman.

Philadelphia, PA

In 1840, John Wagner brought lager yeast from his native Bavaria and brewed the nation's first lager beer.

Philadelphia, PA

This television program had a major impact on the music, dance, and lifestyles of American teenagers.

Philadelphia, PA

Founded in Philadelphia in 1917, the AFSC has given practical expression to the faith of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers).

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Anna Dickinson, a nationally renowned orator, writer, and advocate for the rights of women, Blacks, and workers, lived here.

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Arriving in Philadelphia in 1705, Palmer established himself as a merchant.

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The meetinghouse was built in 1804 on a burial ground granted by William Penn in 1701.

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The Phillies' baseball park from its opening in 1887 until 1938.

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For years the nation's leading locomotive manufacturer, it exported products worldwide.

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The Battle of Germantown occurred at Cliveden, the country home of Pa.

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Founded here in 1854 and dedicated to the literary betterment of African Americans, this school was named for a Black astronomer and...

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Physician, humanitarian, educator, patriot leader.

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Physician, professor of natural history and botany at the University of Pennsylvania.

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Founded in 1899 by Rev. Matthew Anderson, pastor of Berean Presbyterian Church and founder of Berean Savings Association, this school...

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Purchased in 1810 by Mother Bethel A.M.E. Church trustees, it was among the first independent cemeteries for the free black community.

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Credited with making the first stars and stripes flag, Ross was a successful upholsterer.

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Established in 1971, Booth revolutionized women's health care by offering expectant mothers natural, family-centered childbirth options.

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Opened here, 1881, by the Pennsylvania Railroad; enlarged 1893.

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Meeting place built in 1846-47 adjacent to Byberry Friends Meeting by renowned African American abolitionist Robert Purvis and others to...

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Civil rights leader and activist for women.

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Noted physician, lived here.

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A Quaker, he is considered America’s first important novelist.

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Founded, 1695. Erection of present building begun in 1727.

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First Civil War U.S. Army Hospital, founded May, 1861.

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Opened in 1914, this is the first Black YMCA to have its own building.

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A pioneer printer in colonial America, Saur produced the nation's first European language Bible here in 1743.

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Here in the 1974 the first eleven women Episcopal priests were ordained.

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Founded in 1921 by R.R. Wright, Sr., who was born of slave parents, this bank was noted for serving the financial needs of Black customers.

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BINAC, the world's first commercial, electronic, stored program, digital computer passed verification tests here, at 3747 Ridge Ave., on...

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Following the creation of the US Navy in 1794 under President Washington, Barry was appointed first commissioned officer and Secretary.

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"Grand Old Man of Baseball.

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The first Black woman elected to a state legislature in the U.S. Fauset, who lived here, won her seat in the Pennsylvania House of...

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Born of White, Black, and Native American descent, he bought his freedom and became a baker of bread for Revolutionary troops.

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Distinguished Jewish officer and aide-de-camp to Gen. Benedict Arnold during the Revolutionary War.

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Among America's most influential rare book dealers, he helped build many of the nation's great libraries.

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Cofounder of the first medical society and first homeopathic medical school in the US, Hering discovered major medicines and authored...

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Cofounded Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc. at Howard Univ.

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Original prison built 1822-1836 on a radial plan by John Haviland.

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Educator and diplomat.

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Community efforts in the 1950s and 60s preserved this Gothic and Second Empire style house, one of the earliest recognized for its...

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African American radio and television journalist, best known for his 26 years with the popular news magazine broadcast 60 Minutes.

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A founder of the Basketball Association of America in 1946, the forerunner to the NBA, Gottlieb was introduced to basketball as a student...

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Born in Philadelphia, Kane was a prominent explorer of the Arctic in the 1850s.

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One of 22 fire companies established under the Philadelphia Fire Department in 1871.

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ENIAC, the Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer, was invented by J. Presper Eckert and John W. Mauchly.

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Rev. Major J. Divine, civil rights leader of the 1930s, established Cooperative Economic Plan, providing life's necessities at nominal...

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Congregation Mikveh Israel's second cemetery, founded 1849.

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First degree-granting women's medical school in nation, founded 1850.

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Founded in 1809, it is one of the first black Baptist churches in America and the oldest in Pa.

Philadelphia, PA

Founded 1809 as one of the first Black Baptist churches in America.

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Site of the cemetery that served this congregation from 1824 to 1842.

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Founded 1807 by John Cloucester, a former slave who was instrumental in establishing Presbyterianism among African-Americans.

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Here in 1688, at the home of Tunes Kunders, an eloquent protest was written by a group of German Quakers.

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In the Musical Fund Hall here in June 1856, John C. Fremont was nominated for President of the U.S. He lost the election to James Buchanan.

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Founded 1774 as a militia named the Phila.

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Laid out in 1771 by the engineer John Montresor.

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"America's first native-born master of music" lived here.

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Designer of the reverse side of the Lincoln Penny and, with Gilroy Roberts, the Kennedy half-dollar.

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Aviation pioneer Piasecki developed and flew the 2nd helicopter in the US and the world's 1st tandem rotor helicopter, initiating the 1st...

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Here stood Fraunces Tavern, established by Samuel Fraunces after moving from New York where he had operated a famous tavern.

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Opened in 1895 as the first hospital for Blacks in this city, this facility trained and employed Black medical professionals who were...

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Established in 1787 under the leadership of Richard Allen and Absolom Jones, this organization fostered identity, leadership, and unity...

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On August 3, 1965, Dr. Martin Luther King addressed a crowd of 10,000 at this intersection.

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Formerly the home of actor Edwin Forrest, later Philadelphia School of Design for Women.

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Soldier, civil engineer.

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Built here in 1770 - the first meetinghouse of the Church of the Brethren in the nation.

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Acclaimed operatic family.

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In 1930s, lawyer Raymond Pace Alexander challenged the school's restriction (mandated by Stephen Girard's 1831 will) to poor white orphans.

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On November 11, 1932, Girl Scouts baked & sold cookies for the first time in the windows of the Philadelphia Gas & Electric Co. here.

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In a covert CIA plan named the Jennifer Project, this ship was built at Sun Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company, Chester, in the early...

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Oldest church in Philadelphia.

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The first racially integrated housing development in Philadelphia, and a model for the nation, was built in 1956 by Morris Milgram, a...

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Founded in the 1950s by Dawud Hakim, it was the first Black-owned book-store in Phila.

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Born in 1671, she married William Penn, 1696.

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Innovator of basketball statistics and player evaluation.

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A prolific landscape artist of over 1000 paintings, Herzog is associated with the 19th century Hudson River School American art movement,...

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Milton Snavely Hershey opened his first candy business here on June 1, 1876, at eighteen years of age.

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Distinguished Polish-born virologist, im-munologist, and director of Wistar Insti-tute, 1957-91, which he transformed into a leading...

Philadelphia, PA

Among the oldest of its kind in the nation, the special collections library holds many of the nation's important founding documents.

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Founded by German-speaking immigrants in 1787 to preserve their language and customs, Holy Trinity Church was the first German Catholic...

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Founded in 1883, this benevolent society of colored hotel workers was one of the largest and most influential early trade organizations...

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Founded 1846, this was Pennsylvania's first such institution.

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Begun as a farm school.

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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...

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Born & educated in this city, this leader of the Zionist movement, author, and conservative rabbi presided over many organizations,...

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Founded 1938 by Marion Turner Stubbs, Lela Jones, and nine other African-American mothers of middle-class families to provide activities...

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A Black educator who lived here, White was the principal of the Robert Vaux School for forty years.

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The Jefferson Street Grounds and later Athletic Park hosted several monumental games here.

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Famed natural scientist.

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In 1911 at the Chicago Golf Club, 19-year-old McDermott became the first American to win the US Open.

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A veteran of the Civil War, he was a leading military historian.

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On this site was the home 1766-1771 of John Penn 1729-1795, last Colonial Governor of Pennsylvania.

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One of the wealthiest African Americans of his time, entrepreneur John Trower ran his prominent catering business here.

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A pioneering African-American jazz musician, composer, saxophonist.

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Philadelphia merchant, famed for the department stores bearing his name.

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This prominent, wealthy African American abolitionist couple founded intellectual and benevolent societies for blacks.

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Oaks Cloister, built in 1900, was the home and studio of Philadelphia born Huston, architect of the PA Capitol.

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The first Black graduate of the University of Pennsylvania's School of Architecture, Abele was the chief designer for the nationally...

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In 1782 this congregation built Philadelphia's first synagogue at this site.

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In 1694, German mystic Johannes Kelpius and his followers established a community near here in response to William Penn's offer of...

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Founded in 1836 and designed by Scottish architect John Notman, this was the nation's second major rural cemetery.

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This union represented Phila.

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Scene of political and commercial activity in the colonial period, the London Coffee House opened here in 1754.

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The author of "Little Women" was born here at "Pine Place," Nov. 29, 1832, to educator Bronson Alcott & his wife Abigail.

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World-renowned contralto.

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Here, in 1763, the southernmost point of Philadelphia was determined as the starting point for the survey of one of the most important...

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The 1873 Masonic Temple, a National Historic Landmark, is home to the Grand Lodge of Pa.

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One of America's most popular artists, Parrish was a pioneer in commercial and graphic art.

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Near this site in 1796, John McAllister Sr. opened America’s first optical shop and began a family tradition of innovation in optics and...

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Father and son lived at 912 Walnut Street after 1832.

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Formed nearby in 1827 as the first central labor council in the nation; recognized as the beginning of American labor movement.

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World's oldest medical library association founded here in 1898 to facilitate access to reliable medical literature for the improvement...

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Founded in 1907 by African-Americans, this hospital provided training and employment to Black medical professionals.

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With William Clark he led the transcontinental Lewis & Clark Expedition, 1803-1806.

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Founded 1740. Notables buried here include Nathan Levy, whose ship brought the Liberty Bell to America; Haym Salomon, Revolutionary...

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Founded on ground purchased by Richard Allen in 1787, this congregation is the mother church of the African Methodist Episcopal...

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Founded by Anna Jarvis of Philadelphia.

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Described as the largest U.S. Army hospital of its day; designed by noted architect John McArthur, Jr. Here, wounded Civil War soldiers...

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Opened in 1835, Thomas U. Walter designed it with elements of Egyptian Revival style and following the revolutionary principle of...

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Pennsylvania's first Nation of Islam place of worship.

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George Washington died on December 14, 1799.

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Founded 1882 by Eliza S. Turner.

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Founded here in 1965, the filmmaking arm of the National Football League helped propel the NFL to popularity in the US.

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The financier, statesman, & scholar lived here.

Philadelphia, PA

Born and trained in Italy, this artist executed some of the first fresco paintings in America, beginning in the 1830s.

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An early graduate of the Institute for Colored Youth, Catto, who lived here, was an educator, Union army major, and political organizer.

Philadelphia, PA

In 1729, Rev. Joseph Greaton, SJ, established the earliest foundation of Catholicism in Pa.

Philadelphia, PA

Founded in 1763, it is one of the nation's earliest Catholic churches and the first Roman Catholic cathedral in Pa.

Philadelphia, PA

America's earliest surviving photograph was made here about Sept. 25, 1839.

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Established here in an abandoned jailhouse in 1964, O.I.C. was founded by Rev. Leon H. Sullivan and achieved worldwide recognition as a...

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A celebrated architect and civic planner, Cret lived after 1911 here at 516 Woodland Terrace in this block of Italianate villas built in...

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Traditional site of a treaty between William Penn and the Indians, this park is maintained by the City of Philadelphia in commemoration...

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It was founded in 1688 by Welsh and English Baptists led by Rev. Elias Keach who sought the religious freedom of William Penn's colony.

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Founded here, 1775, as the Society for the Relief of Free Negroes Unlawfully Held in Bondage.

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America's oldest art museum and school, founded 1805 by Peale, Rush, and other artists.

Philadelphia, PA

America's first Bible society, founded in 1808 by Robt.

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Built on this site in 1838 by the Pennsylvania Anti-Slavery Society as a meeting place for abolitionists, this hall was burned to the...

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This is the first hospital in the U.S. Chartered by Colonial Assembly in 1751 for "relief of the sick poor.

Philadelphia, PA

Built circa 1697 at a Lenape Indian trail crossing, it is the oldest roadway bridge in continuous use in the nation.

Philadelphia, PA

Founded by William Penn. Laid out in 1682.

Philadelphia, PA

One of America's earliest railroads, authorized by the state legislature in 1828 and completed in 1834.

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Founded in the 1870s by Chinese immigrants, it is the only "Chinatown" in Pennsylvania.

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Founded in 1821 at historic Carpenters' Hall by prominent apothecaries to improve the standards of pharmacy, the College was incorporated...

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Present campus of America's first textile college.

Philadelphia, PA

Organized in 1833 by Quaker abolitionist Lucretia Mott, this society, headquartered here, originally consisted of sixty women who sought...

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On this site in 1829, the Pa.

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Founded in 1729, PGH was the nation's longest operating public health care institution.

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Founded in 1907 by politician and civic leader, B.G. Collier, this order first met above a South Philadelphia barber shop.

Philadelphia, PA

America's oldest artists club was founded in 1860 to improve illustration skills.

Philadelphia, PA

Founded in 1884 by Christopher Perry, the Tribune, located here, began as a single, hand-printed page dedicated to improving the everyday...

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Near here, silversmith Philip Syng, Jr. created the inkstand used to sign the Declaration and Constitution at Independence Hall.

Philadelphia, PA

Here, in its first General Assembly held May 21-24, 1789, the Presbyterian denomination in America was formally organized on a national...

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This Masonic lodge was named after Rev. Prince Hall, founder of Freemasonry among African-Americans.

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The first European water-powered mill in what is now Pa.

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The Philadelphia Saving Fund Society Building is regarded as the first International Style skyscraper built in the U.S. Completed in...

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In 1938, 3,000 Philadelphia municipal workers launched a strike protesting wage cuts and layoffs, among the first in a major American city.

Philadelphia, PA

Polish immigrant and civil engineer, Modjeski was one of the most influential figures in American bridge building.

Philadelphia, PA

The Philadelphia and Reading Railroad's Terminal Station served passengers from 1893-1984.

Philadelphia, PA

The "Lion of Zion" led the Selective Patronage Movement, opening thousands of jobs to blacks nationwide.

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First African American Lutheran pastor in the US.

Philadelphia, PA

America's first circus building was opened here at 12th and Market Streets, April 3, 1793.

Philadelphia, PA

William Rittenhouse, first Mennonite minister in America, erected here in 1690 the colonies' first paper mill.

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An influential revolutionary-era printer, he operated a shop on this block.

Philadelphia, PA

This metallurgist and brass founder opened one of the world's first photographic studios here in the spring of 1840.

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Businessman, activist, bibliophile lived here.

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Professor, chair of mathematics dept. and vice-provost at University of Pennsylvania, 1799-1814.

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An abolitionist, Purvis fought for the rights of Blacks through his lecturing, writing, and activity in antislavery societies.

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Here stood the home of colonial Philadelphia's leading architect and builder.

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Founded in 1974 at 4032 Spruce Street, the facility moved here in 1981.

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The first Black woman to be admitted to the bar in Pennsylvania, she lived here in her later years.

Philadelphia, PA

The holder of the first U.S. patent, signed by George Washington, lived here.

Philadelphia, PA

Founded in 1898 as the Graphic Sketch Club; oldest free community art school in the United States.

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One of America's first woman editors, Hale greatly increased subscriptions to Godey's Lady's Book in her four decades as editor.

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One of largest and most complete Union Army hospitals during the Civil War, from 1862 to 1865.

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Supplies for the Lewis & Clark Expedition (1803-1806), bought in Philadelphia by Meriwether Lewis, were stored and shipped to Pittsburgh...

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The oldest governing body of amateur athletics in America was established in 1858.

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Early Major League baseball park opened here, 1909.

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First in the nation.

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Some of the nation's earliest motion pictures were made here between 1897 and 1899 in the backyard of film pioneer Lubin's home.

Philadelphia, PA

A motion picture pioneer, famed as the first movie mogul.

Philadelphia, PA

Established in 1968 by Joseph Tarsia, Sigma was known worldwide for its distinctive sound and recording innovations.

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One of gospel music's first crossover super-stars, she popularized the genre by including secular music elements.

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Built with a gift from Richard and Sarah Smith "for the recreation of the young," it opened in 1899 as a private park on public land,...

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One of several curb markets established in the early 20th century to counter high prices and food shortages during WWI.

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First U.S. foundation, Augustinian Order, 1796.

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Here lie the remains of the first male American saint, canonized in 1977.

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Established in 1830, the church served as the Roman Catholic cathedral for Pennsylvania, Delaware, and part of New Jersey from 1838 to 1864.

Philadelphia, PA

Founded in 1852 as the first Italian national parish in the U.S. by St. John N. Neumann, Bishop of Philadelphia.

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Dedicated in 1892 and named for a 16th century saint who fought the slave trade, this was the first Roman Catholic church for Blacks in...

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Organized in 1792 as an outgrowth of the Free African Society, formed 1787.

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Merchant, financier, philanthropist.

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An abolitionist, Smith bought his freedom and was one of America's wealthiest Blacks with his coal, lumber, and real estate ventures.

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First shopping center in the US built, owned, and operated by African Americans, it was established in 1968 by Rev. Leon H. Sullivan,...

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After serving as a military engineer during the American Revolution, he later led an uprising in his native Poland.

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The nation's first children's hospital, 1855.

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Judge (c.1773-1848) was brought to Phila.

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The oldest German American organization in the US was founded Dec. 26, 1764, in Philadelphia to provide legal aid, welfare, and language...

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Known also as the Association Battery, this was Pennsylvania's largest early fortification.

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Organized in 1865, it was the first hospital in Pa.

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Built in 1768 for John Johnson.

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In 1855, an enslaved woman and her two sons found freedom, aided by abolitionists William Still, Passmore Williamson, and other...

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Opened in 1927 and is home to the Penn Quakers men's and women's basketball teams, volleyball teams, and wrestling team.

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Founded 1895 on this site.

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African people, first enslaved by the Dutch and Swedes, survived the brutal voyage from Africa to the Caribbean islands and the Americas,...

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for the Insurance of Houses from Loss by Fire ------ Oldest fire insurance company in America.

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"America''s First Zoo.

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The first U.S. corps was opened here on Oxford St. by 17-year-old Eliza Shirley in 1879.

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Designed and built in 1784 as a riverside villa by John Penn, Jr., it served as a model for country houses of the Federal period (c....

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The nation's first independent biomedical research institution was founded in 1892 by Isaac Jones Wistar.

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Here, William Hamilton (1745-1813) created one of the finest landscape gardens of its day and introduced many exotic plants.

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Entrepreneur and philanthropist who bequeathed the bulk of his estate to establish Roman Catholic High School for Boys, the first free...

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Appointed by William Penn in 1682 as Surveyor General of Pennsylvania.

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Nationally prominent Philadelphia architect who designed the US Capitol dome and wings and Girard College.

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Founded 1902 as East Calvary Methodist Church.

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1st President of Czechoslovakia (1918-1935).

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Near here stood Tun Tavern, 1693-1781, which is regarded as the traditional birthplace of the United States Marine Corps, authorized by a...

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First vessel completed for new U.S. Navy.

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This first truly volunteer fire company in the US served as a model for others across the nation.

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Founded 1862 as a patriotic society supporting President Lincoln's efforts to preserve the Union.

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Chartered 1935 after African-American musicians were denied admission to Local 77.

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Founded in 1917 by Marcus Garvey, this movement inspired African-American pride.

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Held at Logan Square from June 7"“28, 1864, this event raised more than one million dollars for the Union cause during the Civil War.

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A multi-purpose stadium opened here in 1971 and served as home to Philadelphia Phillies and Philadelphia Eagles, 1971-2003.

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Artist famed for her murals in Pennsylvania's State Capitol, reflecting Penn's ideals of justice & peace.

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When completed in 1908, it was significant for its early use of concrete in bridge construction and as the world's largest concrete arch...

Philadelphia, PA

When completed in 1908, it was significant for its early use of concrete in bridge construction and as the world's largest concrete arch...

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One of the nation's first urban penal institutions, it confined felons, prisoners of war, Tories, and debtors from 1775 to 1838.

Philadelphia, PA

Founded 1809. The oldest theater in America and the oldest playhouse in continuous use in the English-speaking world.

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A Polish-American engineer and inventor.

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Since the 1870s, the station was an entry point and processing center for immigrants, primarily from Eastern and Southern Europe.

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In 1813 Henry Whitaker built a waterwheel textile mill and town here.

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One of colonial America's wealthiest men, Allen supported construction of the state house, now Independence Hall.

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Philadelphia judge, lawyer, and abolitionist, Lewis played an important role in the drafting and passage of the 1780 "Act for the Gradual...

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Founded by Philadelphia Quakers in 1689 and first chartered by Penn in 1701, it was Pennsylvania's first public school and is the oldest...

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While living here, he was an Underground Railroad agent who helped slaves escape and kept records so relatives could find them later.

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A founder, American Moral Reform Society, he edited its journal, 1838-39.

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In operation since 1834, Wills was the first US medical facility dedicated to the treatment of eyes and first to train residents in...

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Founded by Germantown Quakers in 1885.

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Opened May 30, 1884 by the industrialist Henry H. Houston as a 250-room summer resort hotel.

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The steps here are the only surviving example of ten passageways along the original Delaware River bank commissioned by William Penn in...

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Home to nine generations of a Quaker family who were leaders in science, education, glassmaking, horticulture, and brewing.