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