Cimitero · Center City East · 18 consigli e recensioni
HISTORY: Established in 1719, this cemetery is the final resting place for Benjamin Franklin & 4 other signers of the Declaration of Independence: Joseph Hewes, Francis Hopkinson, George Ross & Benjamin Rush.
Museo di storia · Center City East · 20 consigli e recensioni
HISTORY: In 1798, the country's first bank robbery took place here, when a guild member stole more than $163,000 from the Bank of Pennsylvania, then located in the building.
239 Arch St (btwn Bread St & 3rd St), Filadelfia, PA
Sito storico e protetto · Center City East · 51 consigli e recensioni
HISTORY: Betsy Ross, credited with sewing the first American flag, is believed to have worked and resided in this house, built around 1740, from 1773 to 1885.
Chiesa · Center City East · 14 consigli e recensioni
HISTORY: Christ Church was founded in 1695 as the first parish of the Church of England in Pennsylvania, and the original church on this site was a simple structure.
Museo di storia · Center City East · 27 consigli e recensioni
HISTORY: Established in 1702, this is known as America’s oldest residential street and today is lined with more than 30 houses, dating from the 1720s to 1830s.
Museo di storia · Center City East · 11 consigli e recensioni
HISTORY: The U.S. Supreme Court met here from 1791, when the building was finished, to 1800, when America’s capital moved from Philadelphia to Washington.
Sito storico e protetto · Center City East · 13 consigli e recensioni
HISTORY: Built in 1789 as the Philadelphia County Courthouse, this was where the U.S. Congress met from 1790 to 1800, when Philadelphia was America’s capital. In 1791, the Bill of Rights was ratified here.