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Congress Hall, located in Philadelphia at the intersection of Chestnut and 6th Streets, served as the seat of the United States Congress from December 6, 1790, to May 14, 1800.
June 18: British troops abandon Philadelphia in order to defend New York City; Continental Army forces retake Philadelphia the same day; July 2: Congress returns to Philadelphia; 1781 March 1: Congress of the Confederation replaces Second Continental Congress; The Religious Society of Free Quakers founded; 1783 June 20: Pennsylvania Mutiny of 1783
Independence Hall at night The reverse of the U.S. $100 bill, which has portrayed Independence Hall since 1928. On July 16, 1987, Congress met at Independence Hall in an unprecedented joint meeting outside of Washington, to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the Connecticut Compromise that determined the structure of Congress during the ...
Notable tanneries in Philadelphia's history include: McNeely and Company Leather Manufactory: Operated from 1830 to the early 20th century; Burk Brothers and Company: A group of 12 interconnected buildings that date from 1855 to 1913. These buildings are some of the oldest and largest leather industry buildings in Philadelphia's old leather ...
Buildings surrounding the Mall include Congress Hall, Independence Hall, and Old City Hall to the south; the Philadelphia Bourse, the National Museum of American Jewish History, Christ Church Burial Ground, and the Philadelphia Mint to the east; the approach to the Benjamin Franklin Bridge to the north; and WHYY-TV, the Federal Reserve Bank of ...
The National Constitution Center is a non-profit institution that is devoted to the study of the Constitution of the United States.Located at the Independence Mall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the center is an interactive museum which serves as a national town hall, hosting government leaders, journalists, scholars, and celebrities who engage in public discussions, including Constitution ...
These events include religious ceremonies, the patriotic pageant known as "Freedom," and numerous sporting events. One of the most infamous events was the September 23rd championship boxing match between Gene Tunney and Jack Dempsey , which drew a crowd of 125,000 people standing in the rain to witness the occasion. [ 9 ]
The Pennsylvania Convention Center is a multi-use public facility in the Market East section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, designed to accommodate conventions, exhibitions, conferences and other events. The L-shaped complex occupies four city blocks.