Independence Hall - Philadelphia, PA
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Independence Hall served as the nations capital building when the Declaration of Independence was ratified on July 4, 1776.
Waymark Code: WMTRV4
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."
Stamp Issuing Country: United States
Date of Issue: November 15, 1975
Denomination: 13 cents
Color: Red
Stamp Type: Single Stamp
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