Philadelphia, Province of Pennsylvania, British America

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:ancient_city
gptkbp:colonialGovernment gptkb:Pennsylvania_Provincial_Assembly
gptkbp:currentLocation gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:currentName gptkb:Philadelphia
gptkbp:founded 1682
gptkbp:founder gptkb:William_Penn
gptkbp:historicalPeriod gptkb:Colonial_America
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Philadelphia, Province of Pennsylvania, British America
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Province_of_Pennsylvania
gptkb:British_America
gptkbp:majorCity yes
gptkbp:notableBuilding gptkb:Independence_Hall
gptkb:Carpenters'_Hall
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Yellow_Fever_Epidemic_of_1793
gptkb:First_Continental_Congress
gptkb:Constitutional_Convention
gptkb:Second_Continental_Congress
gptkb:Battle_of_Germantown
gptkb:Treaty_of_Paris_ratification_(1784)
First U.S. Census (1790)
First American theater (Walnut Street Theatre, 1809, later period)
First American hospital (Pennsylvania Hospital, 1751)
Bank of North America chartered (1781)
First American abolition society (1775)
First American daily newspaper (1784)
First American fire company (1736)
First American insurance company (1752)
First American lending library (1731)
First American medical school (1765)
First American stock exchange (1790)
First American zoo (1859, later period)
First U.S. Mint established (1792)
occupation by British Army (1777-1778)
signing of Declaration of Independence
First American art museum (Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 1805, later period)
gptkbp:notableIndustry manufacturing
publishing
shipping
gptkbp:notableInstitution gptkb:American_Philosophical_Society
gptkb:Library_Company_of_Philadelphia
gptkb:University_of_Pennsylvania
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Benjamin_Franklin
gptkb:George_Washington
gptkb:Thomas_Jefferson
gptkbp:population1790 28,522
gptkbp:river gptkb:Delaware_River
gptkb:Schuylkill_River
gptkbp:servedAs capital of Province of Pennsylvania
temporary capital of United States
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Francis_Hopkinson
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5