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Poe lived in Philadelphia for six years from 1838-1844, and this period was his most prolific. Poe, his wife Virginia, and his mother-in-law Maria rented several homes in Philadelphia, but only the last house has survived.
Since 1702 ... Our Nation\'s Oldest Residential Street.
William Penn gave Pennsylvania a written constitution which limited the power of government, provided a humane penal code, and guaranteed many fundamental liberties.
Isamu Noguchi designed this 60-ton stainless steel sculpture. It is 101-feet tall and marks the axis of Independence Mall and the Benjamin Franklin Bridge. It is situated at 5th Street and Vine, in a vest-pocket park. The sculpture depicts a bolt of light
Betsy Ross is best known as the legendary maker of the first American flag
The primary mission of the United States Mint is to produce an adequate volume of circulating coinage for the nation to conduct its trade and commerce. In recent history circulating coin production has varied between 11 billion and 20 billion coins annual
he Delaware River Bridge officially became the Ben Franklin Bridge at its dedication in 1956. The bridge was opened to traffic at midnight on July 1, 1926.
Bronze sculpture, 9 feet tall, 2007, by James Peniston. The sculpture\'s surface contains the casts of more than 1,000 keys donated by local schoolchildren. The bronze contains the brass nameplates of several fallen firefighters from four centuries of P...
independent, non-partisan, and non-profit organization dedicated to increasing public understanding of, and appreciation for, the Constitution, its history, and its contemporary relevance, through an interactive, interpretive facility within Independence
The Federal Reserve System, which serves as the nation\'s central bank, comprises a Board of Governors, based in Washington, D.C., and a network of 12 Reserve Banks.