Welcome back to National Parks and other public lands with T!
The founding fathers built Independence Hall in 1732 to be the Pennsylvania State House. They debated and signed both the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution here. So it turned out to be the birthplace of the USA.
This 1960s-era visitor center film from the National Archives gives “relevance and life to the hallowed buildings and ground making up Independence National Historical Park. Through vignettes, the people and events are re-created for the present-day visitor.”
The ranger talk shown towards the end of the film is very similar to the one we attended in the Congressional building next door to Independence Hall in 2017. Our ranger also stressed the precedence set here for the peaceful transition of power from one president to the next.
Independence Posts►
- Liberty Bell
- Independence Hall
- Congress Hall
- Independence Film
Location: Chestnut Street, between 5th and 6th Streets, Philadelphia, PA
Designation: National Historical Park
Date designated/established: 1951
Date of my visit: August 2017
I love this historic area and wish to come back one day. I am Danish and travelling is difficult at the moment
Hopefully Covid will subside soon and you can travel freely again. Life is slowly returning to normal for those of us who are vaccinated, but many park visitor centers are still closed.
We came close to ending over 200 years of the peaceful transition of power. Hope we don’t actually break that streak. Good post for today.
Thanks for reading and commenting. More people need to take these tours to understand how important that is…too many have forgotten (or never properly learned it.)
Happy 4th of July, T. Hope you have a great day. Allan
thanks, Allan!
Been here many times. Never get tired of being here.
🙂