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1. Performance Opportunities - Parades & Other Venues

   ... Friedrich von Steuben, who came from Germany to help Gen. George Washington train his troops during the Revolutionary War. The parade is open to ...

   11/14/2013 - 13:34

2. The Secret Gardens of Independence Park

   ... Locust Street between 4th & 5th Streets.  George Washington was quite interested in horticulture and particularly liked Magnolia ...

   06/25/2019 - 08:08

3. Edwin Forrest - America's First Star

   ... as American Street. But in 1806, it was called George Street (named for George Washington). Edwin’s father was an immigrant from Scotland who worked as a ...

   04/04/2019 - 12:16

4. Old St. Mary's Church

   ... Catholic Cathedral of the Diocese of Philadelphia in 1810. George Washington, John Adams and other members of the Continental Congress attended ...

   08/11/2020 - 01:28

5. The First Patent Issued in the United States

   ... United States Patent, and the Patent was signed by President George Washington.  Hopkins lived at 119 Arch Street. On July 31,1790, Hopkins ...

   10/16/2019 - 09:41

6. The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University

   ... and attracted brilliant early American thinkers such George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison and Alexander Hamilton ...

   08/11/2018 - 20:19

7. St. Augustine Roman Catholic Church

   ... the original church was completed in 1798, in part thanks to George Washington and the wealthy Stephen Girard.  It was Philadelphia’s largest ...

   12/10/2019 - 14:04

8. Liberty Bell Visitor Guide

   ... site, the predecessor to the White House, where President George Washington and President John Adams lived when each man served as President of ...

   10/03/2018 - 09:29

9. Liberty Bell Visitor Guide

   ... site, the predecessor to the White House, where President George Washington and President John Adams lived when each man served as President of ...

   09/28/2018 - 10:34

10. Liberty Bell Visitor Guide for Groups

    ... site, the predecessor to the White House, where President George Washington and President John Adams lived when each man served as President of ...

    09/28/2018 - 11:13

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