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112  NE W Y ORK CIT Y & THE MID-A TLANTIC REGION

1 Independence on July 4, 1776. The US daughters, who together form
Hall Constitution was drafted in the America’s most distinguished
same room in 1787. family of artists. After the Revo-
Chestnut St between 5th & 6th Sts. The large, brass Liberty Bell lutionary War, Peale began
Tel (800) 967-2283 for timed tickets in that once hung in the tower collecting portraits, and today,
Mar–Dec. q 5th St. @ Philly Phlash.
Open 9am–5pm Mon–Fri, 9am–6pm has now been placed in the 94 of his original paintings,
Sat & Sun. 7 8 ∑ nps.gov/inde new Liberty Bell Center near including likenesses of the
Independence Hall. In 1846, a American Founding Fathers
Just west of the small crack developed George Washington and
Delaware River, this and the bell could Alexander Hamilton, and the
unadorned brick no longer be Continental Army’s French ally,
building is the most sounded. How ever, the Marquis de Lafayette, are on
important structure it remains the best- display along with the
in the Independence known symbol of portraiture of other artists.
Hall National Park. the Colonial struggle
Previously designated for self-gover nance.
the State House of The center incorporates 3 US Mint
Pennsylvania, it is displays that 151 N Independence Mall East.
the site of the highlight Liberty Tel (215) 408-0112. q 5th St.
drafting of the Bell’s importance Open 9am–4:30pm Mon–Sat in
Declaration of The Liberty Bell on display near to the story summer; 9am–4:30pm Mon–Fri in
Independence, the Independence Hall of America’s winter; call ahead. Closed public hols.
document that independence. 7 8 = ∑ usmint.gov
declared America’s freedom
from the British Empire. 2 Second Bank of The Philadelphia mint, the
Independence Hall, oldest in the US, makes most of
completed in 1748, was the United States the coins that Americans use
designed by master carpenter 420 Chestnut St. Tel (215) 965-2305. every day, and also produces
Edmund Woolley and lawyer Open check website for hours. gold bullion coins and national
Andrew Hamilton. The ∑ nps.gov/inde medals. The first US coins,
chambers of the meeting minted in 1793, were copper
rooms are furnished simply, as Built between the years 1819 pennies and half pennies
they were during the late and 1824, this is one of America’s intended solely for local
1700s. Today, park personnel finest examples of Greek Revival commerce in the colonies.
re-create history by pointing architecture. Once a repository Today, 24 hours a day, 5 days a
out the Windsor-style chairs that pro vided credit for federal week, hundreds of machines
from which Colonial leaders government and private and operators in a room the size
debated the contents of the businesses, it now houses a of a football field blank, anneal,
Declaration. Although the collection of late 18th- and early count, and bag millions of dollars’
Continental Congress rejected 19th-century portraits. On view worth of quarters, dimes, and
two pas sages in the first draft – are 185 paintings of Colonial pennies. Commemorative coins
an ill-tempered reference to the and federal leaders, military are available in the gift shop.
English people, and a bitter officers, explorers, and scientists.
denunciation of the slave trade – Many of the portraits are by
the document was adopted Charles Willson Peale (1741– 4 Independence
without significant change 1827), his brother James, and Seaport Museum
and approved by Congress their respective sons and
211 S Columbus Blvd. Tel (215) 925-
5439. q 2nd St. @ Philly Phlash.
Open 10am–5pm Tue–Sun (in
summer till 7pm Thu–Sat).
Closed Jan 1, Thanksgiving, Dec 25.
& 7 ∑ phillyseaport.org
Quartered in a stunning modern
building on the waterfront,
this 100,000-sq-ft (9,290-sq-m)
museum’s mandate is to preserve
US mar itime history and
traditions, with special focus on
the Chesapeake Bay, and the
Delaware River and its tributaries.
Displays combine art and
artifacts with hands-on computer
Aerial view of Independence Hall games, large-scale models, and
For hotels and restaurants in this region see pp122–4 and pp125–7

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