Great Americans and their noble deeds; containing the lives of almost fifty of our nation's heroes and heroines .. . tures onChestnut street, between Fifth and Sixth streets, and has the tall spire, isthe original State House, subsequently known as Independence Hall, Itwas provided that the ground to the south of the State House shouldremain a public green and walk forever, It was not till 1816 that thecity acquired the property by purchase, although the State House waserected in 1731. In 1733 the Assembly ordered two of&ces to be builtadjoining the State House. As early as 1736 the Mayor of t
Great Americans and their noble deeds; containing the lives of almost fifty of our nation's heroes and heroines .. . tures onChestnut street, between Fifth and Sixth streets, and has the tall spire, isthe original State House, subsequently known as Independence Hall, Itwas provided that the ground to the south of the State House shouldremain a public green and walk forever, It was not till 1816 that thecity acquired the property by purchase, although the State House waserected in 1731. In 1733 the Assembly ordered two of&ces to be builtadjoining the State House. As early as 1736 the Mayor of the city, William Allen, gave r oan- INDEPENDENCE HAI^Iy. 149 quet to citizens and strangers in the city in the State House, and mNovember, 1752, in celebration of the birthday of George II, a ball wasgiven there, and other entertainments were given within the building atvarious times, until September of 1774, when the members of the Conti-nental Congress were guests of the gentlemen of Philadelphia at a dinnerthere. This is believed to have been the last occasion of a public socialfestivity in the INDEPENDENCE HALl,. Built in I73I and used as a State House, and afterward as a meeting place for the ContinentalCongress. The Declaration of Independence was adopted and signed ni this building. The Continental Congress met in the east room on the lower floor,Independence Hall, and it was there that the Declaration of Independencewas adopted on the Fourth of July, 1776. On July 8 the Declaration wasread publicly from the platform of an observatory erected on the Squareby John Rittenhouse to observe the transit of Venus. What is the transit of Venus ? James asked. It is the passage of the planet Venus across the face of the sun, saidUncle Frank. It is always an occasion of interest not only to students ofastronomy, but to many others. But what I was about to say was thatwhat are called the articles of confederation, by which the States wer 150 INDEPENDENCE HALL.
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