Appleton's illustrated hand-book of American cities; . is 106 ft. high, and containsthe oldest chime of bells in America. Two services are h^ld in tlie church on Sun-day, and it is open forprayers on Wednesdays andFridays, at 11 a. m., at whichtimes it may be visited. Onthe S. side of Chestnut St.,between 3d and 4th, a nar-row court leads to Carpen-ters Hall, where assembledthe first Congress of theUnited Colonies. It is aplain two-story brick build-ing, surmounted by a most interesting objectin Philadelphia is Indepen-dence Hall, in Chestnut St.,betw^een 5th and 6th. Itw^as commenc
Appleton's illustrated hand-book of American cities; . is 106 ft. high, and containsthe oldest chime of bells in America. Two services are h^ld in tlie church on Sun-day, and it is open forprayers on Wednesdays andFridays, at 11 a. m., at whichtimes it may be visited. Onthe S. side of Chestnut St.,between 3d and 4th, a nar-row court leads to Carpen-ters Hall, where assembledthe first Congress of theUnited Colonies. It is aplain two-story brick build-ing, surmounted by a most interesting objectin Philadelphia is Indepen-dence Hall, in Chestnut St.,betw^een 5th and 6th. Itw^as commenced in 1729 andcompleted in 1735, at a costof £5,600. In the E. room(Independence Hall proper)the Continental Congressmet, and here on the 4th ofJuly, 1776, the Declarationof Independence was adopt-ed and publicly proclaimedfrom the steps on the sameday. The room presentsthe same appearance nowas it did at^hat time ; the furniture is that used by Congress, there are a statueof WashingtSi, numerous portraits and pictures, and many curious Revolution-. 26 HAND-BOOK OF AMERICAN CITIES. ary relics. Here also is preserved the old Liberty Bell, the first bell rung inthe United States after the passage of the Declaration. In Congress Hall, in thesecond story, Washington delivered his farewell address. Visitors are admittedbetween 9 a. m. and 4 p. m. daily. The Superintendent will, on application, furnishtickets admitting the bearers to the steeple, from w^hich a fine panoramic view ofthe city may be had. On the sidewalk in front of the Hall stands Bailleys statueof Washington. Rultzheimer^s New House, where Jefterson penned the Declarationof liidcpcudence, is still standing at the S. W. corner of Market and 7th Grave is at the S. E. corner of Arch and 5th streets. Iron railings havebeen substituted for tlie brick wall of the cemetery opposite the grave, so that thevisitor may look in. No. 239 Arch St. is noticeable as the place where the firstAmerican flag was made
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