First - Learned Society in America - Philadelphia, PA
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N 39° 56.917 W 075° 08.974
18S E 487223 N 4422064
The first Learned Society...
Waymark Code: WM6RDG
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 07/13/2009
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Mark1962
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From the plaque:

The American Philosophical Society founded by Benjamin Franklin 1743

Outgrowth of The Junto, 1727 : Reorganized 1769

The First Learned Society In The British Plantations In America

This building was erected 1786 - 1789
FIRST - Classification Variable: Place or Location

Date of FIRST: 01/01/1743

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