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It was in Philadelphia, alone of America's colonial cities, that Quakers, Jews, Catholics and Protestants "experienced the difficulties and discovered the possibilities of fruitful coexistence that American democracy was to offer." Philadelphia is…
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Holy Trinity was built in 1789 by Philadelphia's German Catholic community. It was the first parish church in the United States established specifically to serve a national group.The religious turmoil and economic hardships of war-torn Germany had…
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In unmarked graves within this square lie thousands of unknown soldiers of Washington's Army who died of wounds and sickness during the Revolutionary War.
"The independence and liberty you possess are the work of joint councils and joint effort…
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City Councilman Citizen of PhiladelphiaAmbassador to Italy CongressmanChampion of Historic Preservation
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM5QX_congregation-of-the-dead_Philadelphia-PA.html
On January 27, 1777, Deborah Norris wrote to her friend Sally Wister of a "shocking sight." Large pits are dug in the negroes burying ground (Washington Square), and forty or fifty (soldiers) coffins are put in the same hole.Throughout that winter…
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A statue of the most famous American, George Washington, stands near the Square's center. It keeps a vigil at the tomb of an unknown soldier who died during the War for Independence. Revolution linked them in life. This shrine joins them in our me…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM5QU_sorrow-and-joy_Philadelphia-PA.html
Until the 19th century this was often a sorrowful place. Many people knew it as a potters field, a "publick burying place for all strangers," for soldiers, sailors, convicts, and the "destitute whose remains are walked over." A lonely Acadian refu…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM5QH_a-fashionable-promenade_Philadelphia-PA.html
In the 17th century, when the Square first appeared in the city plan, streams drained into a deep gully in front of you. Then, beginning in 1833, geometric paths invited visitors into a leveled square planted with hundreds of trees.By 1846, Washin…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM5QE_the-capital-city_Philadelphia-PA.html
Philadelphia thrived. Founded in 1682, it became a haven of religious tolerance. As a Quaker and a victim of discrimination, William Penn believed strongly in allowing others to worship freely.The city's growth rested on economics as well. By the …
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William Penn learned many lessons in life. Living in 17th century England taught him that open space offered breathing places for great cities and also slowed the spread of fire.He applied what he had learned to Philadelphia. He insisted on a site…