Pennsylvania Hospital
This is the first hospital in the U.S. Chartered by Colonial Assembly in 1751 for "relief of the sick poor." Benjamin Franklin and Dr. Thomas Bond were its chief founders. First building,...
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- hospital
- medicine
The German Society of Philadelphia
The oldest German American organization in the US was founded Dec. 26, 1764, in Philadelphia to provide legal aid, welfare, and language support to German immigrants. Its library, containing...
- immigration
- philadelphia
- german
- library
Frank Furness
A nationally influential architect, his forceful designs and bold use of industrial materials helped shape American modernism. His works include the Pa. Academy of Fine Arts and U. of...
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- architecture
Sir Christopher Wren
Submitted by @simontillo
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- st. paul's cathedral
- catherine of aragon
AIDS Library of Philadelphia
Submitted by Eli Anders (@elioanders)
- aids
- lgbtq
- philadelphia
East Boston Greenway
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Columbus in Galway
ON THESE SHORES AROUND 1477 THE GENOESE SAILOR CRISTOFORO COLOMBO FOUND SURE SIGNS OF LAND BEYOND THE ATLANTIC Submitted by @jackwidely
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- columbus
- galway
This Shore Line of San Francisco
THIS SHORE LINE OF SAN FRANCISCO BAY REACHED A POINT TWENTY-FIVE FEET NORTHEASTERLY FROM THIS SPOT AT THE TIME GOLD WAS DISCOVERED BY JAMES W. MARSHALL AT COLOMA, CALIFORNIA, JANUARY...
Fenway Park
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To The Men of Trinity Who Gave Their Lives For Freedom and Humanity
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