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William Penn's Prayer for Philadelphia 1684 "And thou, Philadelphia, the virgin settlement of this province - named before thou wert born - what love, what care, what service and what travail, there have been to bring thee forth and to pres…
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An attorney and civic leader, John Christian Bullitt drafted the "Bullitt Bill" on 1885, a government-reform measure that became Philadelphia's City Charter two years later. He also erected the city's first modern office building, which …
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President William McKinley, who led the country during the Spanish-American War, had many fervent supporters in Philadelphia. Three days after his assassination in 1901, The Philadelphia Inquirer newspaper started a drive to fund a monument. The F…
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Alexander Milne Calder emigrated from Scotland in 1868 and spent twenty years creating over 250 sculptures that adorn City Hall. His bronze William Penn, installed atop the tower in 1894, is thought to be the largest sculpture on top of a building…
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General George McClellan 1891 Henry Jackson Ellicott (1847-1901) Major General John Fulton Reynolds 1884 John Rogers (1829-1904) In the Civil War, Philadelphia-born George McClellan trained the eastern Union army and led it through the B…
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Organized March 1, 1729 Cogoniant I Dduw Glory To God Commemorating the Welsh contributions to the founding of the city of Philadelphia the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the United States of America William Penn, 1644-1718, proclaimer …
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In Commemoration of the tricentennial anniversary year of German settlement in America and of the state visit of the President of the Federal Republic of Germany Karl Carlstens to the United States of America in October 1983 Underlining th…
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Philadelphia City Hall Largest municipal building in the United states Built 1871-1901 John Mc Arthur, Jr., architect Born: Bladneck-on-Wigtown Bay, Dumfrieshire, Scotland 1823 Died: Philadelphia 1890 William Struthers, mason / contractor …
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More than 250 sculptures adorn City Hall - all designed by Alexander Milne Calder. Calder made clay models that his studio of artisans translated into bronze or stone. The crowning glory, Willian Penn, stands more than 36 feet tall and weighs over…
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In commemoration of the 100th anniversary of Philadelphia Electric Company and the Lighting of Forty-nine Arc Lamps On Chestnut Street from The Delaware River to the Schuykill River December 3, 1881 The event marked the inauguration of electric …
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