Independence Hall - Philadelphia, PA
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N 39° 56.936 W 075° 08.998
18S E 487189 N 4422099
The 16th President's body was laying in state here in Independence Hall shortly after his death.
Waymark Code: WMTRTT
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 01/04/2017
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Taken from Wikipedia, "Independence Hall is the building where both the United States Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution were debated and adopted. It is now the centerpiece of the Independence National Historical Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
The building was completed in 1753 as the colonial legislature (later Pennsylvania State House) for the Province of Pennsylvania. It became the principal meeting place of the Second Continental Congress from 1775 to 1783 and was the site of the Constitutional Convention in the summer of 1787.
A convention held in Independence Hall in 1915, presided over by former US president William Howard Taft, marked the formal announcement of the formation of the League to Enforce Peace, which led to the League of Nations and eventually the United Nations. The building is part of Independence National Historical Park and is listed as a World Heritage Site."
Location Type: Building
Property Type: Private
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