Philadelphia Firsts

Places in this guide

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   Friendship GateAmerica's first authentic Chinese Friendship Gate 🏮
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   Betsy Ross HouseSewing the flag was an act of treason 🇺🇸
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   Washington SquareSite of the first human flight in the Americas 🎈
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   Mother Bethel African Methodist Episcopal ChurchOldest continuously owned land by African Americans ✊
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   First Bank of the United StatesOnly these notes paid federal taxes 💵
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   Pennsylvania HospitalFirst in America to treat mental illness, not possession 🧠
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   Fireman's Hall MuseumAmerica's oldest steam fire engine 🚒
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   First United States MintAmerica's first public building 🏛️
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   The Library CompanyOnce served as America's Library of Congress 📚
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    Carpenters' HallSite of America's first bank robbery 🏦
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    Pride and ProgressThe march that predated Stonewall 🏳️‍🌈
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    Mummers MuseumHome of America's longest-running folk parade 🎭
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    Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaAmerica's first hospital dedicated to children
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    University of PennsylvaniaNorth America's first medical school 🏥
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    ENIACFirst programmable electronic general-purpose computer 💻
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    Franklin FieldNation's oldest still-operating college football site 🏈
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    Bartram's GardenAmerica's oldest surviving botanic garden 🌿
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    Philadelphia ZooAmerica's first zoo 🦁
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    Rittenhouse TownAmerica's first papermakers 📜
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    First Protest against SlaveryAmerica's first public document to protest slavery 📜
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    Eastern State PenitentiaryA world first in prison design 🔒
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    Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine ArtsAmerica's first art school and museum 🎨
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    Academy of Natural SciencesOldest natural science museum in the Americas 🦕