Philadelphia Pennsylvania - Benjamin Franklin
Independence National Historical Park, located in downtown (called
"Center City"), Philadelphia, is often referred to as the birthplace
of our nation. At the park, visitors can see the Liberty Bell, an international
symbol of freedom, and Independence Hall, a World Heritage Site where both the
Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution were created. In addition,
the park interprets events and the lives of the diverse population during the
years when Philadelphia was the capital of the United States from 1790 to 1800.
A section of the park where Benjamin Franklin's home once stood is dedicated to
teaching about Franklin's life and accomplishments. Spanning approximately 45
acres, the park has about 20 buildings open to the public.
Independence Hall and the related historical buildings which make up the park
witnessed an exciting time - when the 18th century delegates to the Second
Continental Congress argued over the next step in the dangerous game of
rebellion and then issued the Declaration
of Independence. Eleven years later, secret deliberations and hard
compromises resulted in a new frame of government to hold the country together -
the Constitution
of the United States.
Millions of visitors explore the ideas and challenges of the past - so remote
in time but so important to how we think today - and who we will be in the 21st
century - when they visit Independence National Historical Park.
Other National Park Service Sites in the Philadelphia Region:
E-mail comments to Frank
Eidmann, or write to us at: Independence
National Historical Park
143 South Third Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106
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The 2003
Flight Forecast online program challenged K-12
students to predict the weather conditions for flight at
the Centennial of Flight celebration at the Wright
Brothers National Memorial in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina
on December 17, 2003. Check out the most accurate
forecasts!
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Pieces of
Science
"Pieces of Science" is an online gallery of
sixteen educational resources related to a collection of
historical science objects. Online Museum Educators in
the United States and United Kingdom created the pieces,
which have been mapped against the U.S. National Science
Education Standards.
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