An old engraving of people strolling in the grounds at the rear of Independence Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA in the 1700s. It is from an American history book of 1895. Independence Hall is a historic civic building where both the United States Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution were debated and ratified in 1788 by America's Founding Fathers. The building was completed in 1753 as the Pennsylvania State House. It served as the first capitol of both the United States and of the Province and later the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.


An old engraving of people strolling in the grounds at the rear of Independence Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA in the 1700s. It is from an American history book of 1895. Independence Hall is a historic civic building where both the United States Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution were debated and ratified in 1788 by America's Founding Fathers. The building was completed in 1753 as the Pennsylvania State House. It served as the first capitol of both the United States and of the Province and later the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.


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Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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