The remains of John Pierre Burr, a black Philadelphia abolitionist and natural son of former Vice President Aaron Burr, has resided in an unmarked grave for more than a century. He will receive formal recognition and an official headstone on Saturday, August 24. Keshler Thibert has the details

Harry K sets sail for South Philly where shipbuilding and national defense once defined the Delaware River waterfront

Architectural illustrator Ben Leech spotlights unique and significant buildings not protected on the local register with his series, Unlisted Philadelphia. In this installment, a grand gateway to an urban park paradise

150 years ago, while the Civil War raged, Philadelphians attended the Great Sanitary Fair on Logan Square to support the troops. Harry K takes a look at the event, which raised more than a million dollars and helped pave the way for the Centennial Exposition of 1876

You can pass the Old Nelson Market and neighboring locksmith on 13th Street a hundred times and never notice it. But look up and see the pressed-tin sign advertising toupees, shampoo, and most noticeably, “ladies’ and children’s hairdressing.” Molly Lester looks into the hairdresser Binder and finds an immigrant Civil War hero

One hundred fifty years after the Battle of Gettysburg, Matt Szalwinski looks into how Chestnut Hill helped its wounded at a short-lived hospital designed by John McArthur, Jr., who would design City Hall just a few years later

In Southwest Philly, traces of the Revolutionary War and Underground Railroad survive if you know where to find them. The Shadow Knows, as he digs into the Garrick House’s history

With Southern states already seceding, Lincoln was greeted by an enormous crowd–the largest and loudest and most voracious of his inaugural tour