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1719 – American Weekly Mercury newspaper begins publication. [4][5] 1722 – James Logan becomes mayor. 1728. Pennsylvania Gazette newspaper begins publication [6] Printer Benjamin Franklin in business. [7] 1731 – Library Company of Philadelphia established. 1735 – Pennsylvania State House built [8][5] 1736 – Union Fire Company formed.
The Philadelphia campaign (1777–1778) was a British military campaign during the American Revolutionary War designed to gain control of Philadelphia, the Revolutionary-era capital where the Second Continental Congress convened and formed the Continental Army and appointed George Washington as its commander in 1775, and authored and unanimously adopted the Declaration of Independence the ...
The city of Philadelphia was founded and incorporated in 1682 by William Penn in the English Crown Province of Pennsylvania between the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers. Before then, the area was inhabited by the Lenape people. Philadelphia quickly grew into an important colonial city and during the American Revolution was the site of the First ...
438 captured. The Battle of Germantown was a major engagement in the Philadelphia campaign of the American Revolutionary War. It was fought on October 4, 1777, at Germantown, Pennsylvania, between the British Army led by Sir William Howe, and the American Continental Army under George Washington. After defeating the Continental Army at the ...
The Liberty Bell, previously called the State House Bell or Old State House Bell, is an iconic symbol of American independence located in Philadelphia. Originally placed in the steeple of Pennsylvania State House, now known as Independence Hall, the Liberty Bell today is located across the street from Independence Hall in the Liberty Bell Center in Independence National Historical Park.
Independence Hall in Philadelphia, where the Declaration of Independence and U.S. Constitution were both debated and ratified. Location. 520 Chestnut Street between 5th and 6th Streets, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. Coordinates. 39°56′56″N 75°9′0″W / 39.94889°N 75.15000°W / 39.94889; -75.15000. Architect.
Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, U.S. 40°05′49″N 75°26′21″W / 40.096944°N 75.439167°W / 40.096944; -75.439167. Valley Forge was the winter encampment of the Continental Army, under the command of George Washington, during the American Revolutionary War. The Valley Forge encampment lasted six months, from December 19, 1777, to ...
Carpenters' Hall commemorative stamp issued on the 200th anniversary in 1974. The land on which Carpenters' Hall is built was purchased on behalf of the Carpenters' Company of Philadelphia in 1768 by Benjamin Loxley, Robert Smith, and Thomas Nevell. [6] The hall was designed by Robert Smith in the Georgian style [7] based on both the town halls ...