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