Rand McNally Philadelphia guide to the city and environs . g a newGovernment in the Province which shall derive all its authority from thepeople only. In 1787 Convention held here to frame Constitution deliberatedwith closed doors for four raonths, and agreed upon a Consti-tution for the United States of America. The building bearsthe inscription Within these walls Henry, Hancock, and Adams inspired thedelegates of the Colonies with nerve and sinew for the toils of war. During the Revolution the basement was a magazine for ammunition, andfrom 1791 to 1797Carpenters Hallwas the home ofthe First
Rand McNally Philadelphia guide to the city and environs . g a newGovernment in the Province which shall derive all its authority from thepeople only. In 1787 Convention held here to frame Constitution deliberatedwith closed doors for four raonths, and agreed upon a Consti-tution for the United States of America. The building bearsthe inscription Within these walls Henry, Hancock, and Adams inspired thedelegates of the Colonies with nerve and sinew for the toils of war. During the Revolution the basement was a magazine for ammunition, andfrom 1791 to 1797Carpenters Hallwas the home ofthe First UnitedStates Bank. Here was conceivedthat liberty which hadits birth in Independ-ence Hall. Its claim to fame istherefore only sec-ond to that of Inde-pendence IndependenceHall, it containsmany relics. It isopen free daily, ex-cept Sundays, fromI to 3 p. m. Betsy RossHouse — The Flag House, 229 Arch St. below „ , , „ „ N. 3d St. It was in Carpenter s Hall r, • I, 4-1, 4- Off Chestnut between S. 3d and S. 4th Streets thlS hOUSC that m. RAND McNALLY PHILADELPHIA GUIDE 55 1777 the first American flag wasmade by Betsy Ross. Open freeto the pubHc daily, except Sun-day, from a. m. to p. m. William Penns House. OnLansdowne Drive, west of GirardAve. bridge, in Fairmount in 1682, as the firstbrick house built in the city ofPhiladelphia on Letitia Court, asmall street running from Marketto Chestnut Sts., between Frontand 2d Sts. It was for severalyears occupied by Penn and hisfamily. When the encroach-ment of the wholesale district ofPhiladelphia threatened to de-stroy it, the city authorities re-moved the house from LetitiaCourt to its present location inthe park. A number of Pennrelics may be found in its rooms,which are open to the pubHcfree. League Island Navy the southern end of BroadSt. This is one of the chiefnaval stations of the UnitedStates Government. A broadavenue extends from the entrance to the wharves, and uponeach side o
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