Tag Archives: Philadelphia
ERW Weekender: Museum of the American Revolution
On April 19, 2017, symbolic in American Revolutionary War history, the Museum of the American Revolution opened in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The weekend before, I had the chance, to get a “sneak peak” of the new museum. I left thoroughly impressed … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Memory, Revolutionary War
Tagged American Revolution, American Revolutionary War, British, Concord, Crossing of the Delaware, Crossing the Delaware, Declaration of Independence, George Washington, Hessians, Liberty Tree, Museum of the American Revolution, Native Americans, North Bridge, Oneida, Oneida Native Americans, Oneida Tribe, Philadelphia, USA
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“Adams and Jefferson: A Revolutionary Friendship”
On February 1, 2017 at 7:00 p.m. join Emerging Revolutionary War’s Derek Maxfield for the launch of the “Historical Horizons Lecture Series” sponsored by the Genesee Community College History Club. Two of the most important men in American History are John … Continue reading
Posted in Continental Congress, Memory, Revolutionary War
Tagged 1775, American History, Derek Maxfield, History, John Adams, Philadelphia, Thomas Jefferson
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Six Signers Signing
Part Three of Six His name might not be too familiar, but he has the distinction of signing three of the most important documents of the American Revolutionary period; the petition to King George III of 1774, the Declaration of … Continue reading
Posted in Continental Congress, Continental Leadership, Memory, Personalities, Revolutionary War
Tagged Caesar Rodney, Constitution Convention, Continental Congress, George Read, King George III, Philadelphia, Signers of the U.S. Constitution, Thomas McKean, United States Constitution
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Six Signing Signers
Part Two of Six (for part one, click here) The financier. Those two words explain the importance of Robert Morris, the Liverpool, England born Pennsylvanian transplant. As George Washington engineered the pivotal campaign that culminated in the actions at Trenton … Continue reading
Six Signing Signers
Part One of Six On August 2, 1776, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the majority of the 56 men who would forever be known as the “Signers of the Declaration of Independence” placed quill to ink and affixed their signature. On September … Continue reading
Posted in Continental Congress, Continental Leadership, Memory, Monuments
Tagged Battle of Brandywine, Benjamin Franklin, Continental Congress, Declaration of Independence, George Clymer, George Washington, John Adams, John Hancock, Philadelphia, Samuel Adams, Thomas Jefferson, United States Constitution
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“Happy Independence Day”
Whether you are about to enjoy a firework display, finishing up a family barbecue, or enjoying this holiday in some other form, the historians here at Emerging Revolutionary War wish all our readers and fellow historians a “Happy Independence Day.” … Continue reading
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Tagged 1776, Declaration of Independence, John Hancock, July 4, July Fourth, Philadelphia, Richard Henry Lee, Thomas Jefferson
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The Second of July’s Importance
This year, July 4th, which falls on a Monday, and will be celebrated as America’s Independence Day around the country. Americans remember that date, in 1776, as the day that John Hancock, as president of the Second Continental Congress, put quill … Continue reading
