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Landmarks Tours
Guided Architecture Walking Tours of Philadelphia & the Region

All walking tours last approximately 1 1/2 - 2 hours and are conducted rain or shine. 

Tour admission is $10/person for adults, $8/person for students with current ID, and FREE for children 10 and under and accompanied by an adult. 

Admission may [...]

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232 years ago today.  Take a minute and read it.

IN CONGRESS, JULY 4, 1776
The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America
When in the Course of human events it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another and to assume among the powers of the earth, [...]

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From yesterday’s Inquirer:
In July 1776, John Adams wrote to his wife, Abigail, after helping to secure the votes to declare independence from Britain:
“I am apt to believe that it will be celebrated, by succeeding Generations, as the great anniversary Festival. It ought to be commemorated, as the Day of Deliverance by solemn Acts of Devotion [...]

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We have been doing a little Frankford history every week or so.  When I found this video on Youtube, it reminded me that we see history every day.  So for those who have not seen this remarkable guy do his thing, here he is.
 

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PennState’s online library has a 1941 paper about the old towns and districts of Philadelphia. It provides a nice history of the boroughs and townships of Philadelphia to the run up to the 1854 Act of Consolidation.
Of note is page 78, which is a map of the townships and districts of Philadelphia in 1854 [...]

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