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Philadelphia, Province of Pennsylvania
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Philadelphia,_Province_of_Pennsylvania
GPTKB entity
Statements (50)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:ancient_city
gptkbp:colonialEra
Yes
gptkbp:currentLocation
gptkb:Philadelphia,_Pennsylvania,_United_States
gptkbp:founded
1682
gptkbp:founder
gptkb:William_Penn
gptkbp:hasMajorPort
Yes
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Philadelphia, Province of Pennsylvania
gptkbp:locatedIn
gptkb:Thirteen_Colonies
gptkb:Province_of_Pennsylvania
gptkb:British_America
gptkbp:namedAfter
gptkb:Philadelphia
gptkbp:notableBuilding
gptkb:Christ_Church
gptkb:Independence_Hall
gptkb:Carpenters'_Hall
gptkbp:notableEvent
gptkb:British_occupation_(1777–1778)
gptkb:Yellow_Fever_Epidemic_of_1793
gptkb:First_Continental_Congress
gptkb:Second_Continental_Congress
gptkb:Constitutional_Convention_of_1787
Battle of Germantown (nearby, 1777)
Bank of North America founded
Declaration of Independence signed
First U.S. Census (1790)
First U.S. Mint established
U.S. Constitution signed
gptkbp:notableFeature
gptkb:Schuylkill_River
gptkb:city
Delaware River waterfront
grid street plan
gptkbp:notableIndustry
manufacturing
shipping
printing
gptkbp:notableInstitution
gptkb:American_Philosophical_Society
gptkb:Library_Company_of_Philadelphia
gptkb:Pennsylvania_Hospital
gptkb:University_of_Pennsylvania
gptkbp:notablePerson
gptkb:Alexander_Hamilton
gptkb:Benjamin_Franklin
gptkb:George_Washington
gptkb:James_Madison
gptkb:John_Adams
gptkb:Thomas_Jefferson
gptkb:Thomas_Paine
gptkb:Betsy_Ross
gptkbp:population1790
28,522
gptkbp:religiousTolerance
Yes
gptkbp:servedAs
capital of the Province of Pennsylvania
capital of the United States (intermittently, 1776–1800)
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Michael_Hillegas
gptkbp:bfsLayer
4