Independence Hall part 2

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We headed back to Independence Hall so we could explore more of the area.

Independence Square

Consisted of the following:

  • Commodore John Barry
  • Independence Hall
  • Library of the American Philosophical Society
  • Second Bank of the United States
  • Robert Morris Statue
  • Singers Garden

Washington Square

Is kitty corner to Independence Square and it has the following:

  • The tomb of the Unknown Soldier of the American Revolution

This was on a plague in the square

IN MEMORY OF THE

MANY AMERICAN SOLDIERS,

WHO, DURING THE WAR OF INDEPENDENCE,

 DIED PRISONERS OF WARE IN THE JAILS OF PHILADELPHIA,

AND WHERE BURIED IN THIS GROUND DURING THE YEARS

1777 AND 1778,

Erected By Quaker City Chapter

Daughters OF THE American

Revolution, October of 1990

Some Pictures

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