Rollin' in Philly

[Shake Yer Bones]

Found myself in Philly last October. Being the history nerd that I am, I found plenty of history to take pictures of. I ain't no pro, but figured I'd share what I got. To me, it's simply breathtaking to actually stand, sit, walk and think on the same ground our Founding Fathers did ... just blows my mind. Anyway ...

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Liberty Bell (some crazy Euro kept hounding me to take pictures of him next to the bell ... I think he was hitting on me :lol: )

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East Wing of Independence Hall. George Washington actually sat in that chair!

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Congress Hall in Independence Hall ... James Madison stood here and argued his case.

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Inside Carpenter's Hall, where the First Continental Congress met.

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Outside of Carpenter's Hall ... I can stare at that symmetry all day long. Beautiful.

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The Philadelphia Exchange

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Ben Franklin's grave

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The Benjamin Ring House, where George Washington had his headquarters for the Battle at Brandywine in 1777. (My tour guide told me he played minor league baseball with Tommy Lasorda! :lol:)

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The memorial arch at Valley Forge.

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The arch was built with help from the Freemasons. Conspiracy? Hmmmm.

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George Washington's headquarters at Valley Forge. (When I talked with the park ranger about the construction and renovation going on behind the house, he told me how workers played a joke on history profs by throwing chicken bones into the dirt that was excavated. Good stuff. :lol: )

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George Washington's hand touched the rail on this staircase. And so did mine! :grin:

[vinandtonic]

nice!
I've lived here for 7 years and haven't been to any of those except for Valley Forge, which is a beautiful park.

we're planning on going downtown to all the historical stuff this year though.

and :spank: for not telling me you were in town.

[mule64]

My father, Uncle, Grandfather, and grandfather have their pictures on the wall in Carpenters hall. Cool place

[nancykind]

nice!! :jam: i did the historical philly thing when i was there for dead tour in '94. took tons of pics and wrote everything out on the back of them, so when i passed them around, everyone would know the whole story and i wouldn't have to repeat myself. of course, when i put them into a photo album, i had to write it all out again! :)

[Shake Yer Bones]

Sorry Elayne. :blush:

I also ate lunch at City Tavern and had a turkey *** pie based on Martha Washington's recipe and washed it down with an ale based on the recipe Thomas Jefferson used to make his own ale. Good stuff!

That's a lot of writing, nancykind!

And mule, that's pretty cool about those pics.