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African-American Abolitionist & Son Of Former Vice President Aaron Burr Receives Formal Recognition
History

African-American Abolitionist & Son Of Former Vice President Aaron Burr Receives Formal Recognition

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 ...
Shaping Up And Shipping Out At Philadelphia’s First Navy Yard
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Shaping Up And Shipping Out At Philadelphia’s First Navy Yard

Harry K sets sail for South Philly where shipbuilding and national defense once defined the Delaware River ...
Unlisted Philadelphia: Smith Memorial Arch
Architecture

Unlisted Philadelphia: Smith Memorial Arch

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 ...
Logan Square, Lincoln & The Great Sanitary Fair of 1864
History

Logan Square, Lincoln & The Great Sanitary Fair of 1864

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 ...
Ticonderoga To Toupees: Binder’s Building On 13th Street
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Ticonderoga To Toupees: Binder’s Building On 13th Street

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' ...
Chestnut Hill’s Slice Of Civil War History
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Chestnut Hill’s Slice Of Civil War History

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 ...
Three Centuries And Countless Incarnations In Paschalville
History

Three Centuries And Countless Incarnations In Paschalville

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 ...
When President-Elect Lincoln Came To Independence Hall
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When President-Elect Lincoln Came To Independence Hall

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