History

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What's up with the scaffolding surrounding the William Penn statue atop City Hall?

For sale: Letters written by Alexander Hamilton while founding U.S. financial system

Philly gallery giving away historic prints to art and history teachers

The Grand Review

Centre Square: The heart of Philadelphia

Carroll - City Hall Center Square

Moms invited to tea at Museum of the American Revolution

Museum of the American Revolution "Revolutionary Women"

Philly cyclist spots 205-year-old infrastructure relics in Center City

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Eastern State Penitentiary

PHOTOS: Eastern State Penitentiary re-opens 'Hospital Block'

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Learn more about Eastern State's soon-to-open Hospital Block

Carroll - Eastern State Penitentiary Cellblock 3

What happened to the missing people of Pennsylvania?

Monongahela

Rare, handwritten drafts of U.S. Constitution rewrite document's history

Carroll - US Constitution Draft

Penn hospital employees find 'rare' 19th century medical notebook

RARE PENN MEDICAL NOTEBOOK

Historic Preservation

Philadelphia establishes historic preservation task force

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Then and now: a historic look at Philadelphia's ballparks

Carroll - Then and Now Stadiums

Museum of the American Revolution

PHOTOS: Museum of the American Revolution officially opens

Carroll - Museum of the American Revolution Opening

30 years ago, One Liberty Place reshaped the Philadelphia skyline for all time

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Try dishes from the Civil War at Mutter Museum

Inside the Mutter Museum

Artists commemorate Great Migration to Philadelphia in new AAMP exhibit

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Washington Square: From mass graves to mass media

Carroll - Historic Washington Square

Parks and Recreation

PHOTOS: Philadelphia's historic Washington Square

Carroll - Historic Washington Square

Eastern State Penitentiary to open long-abandoned medical wing

Medical Wing Eastern State

Curtis Institute digitizing library of historic recordings

Carroll - MLK Day of Service

A glimpse into a Philadelphia engineer's life in WWI a century after U.S. entered the war

Henry Bamsberger portrait

London Grill happy hour event combines history and beer

Search for paranormal activity in Camden museum on ghost hunting tour

Pennsylvania 'Town That Garbage Built' hits market for $1.5 million

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Infrequently Asked Questions: What are the origins of the Philly rowhome?

Carroll - Thomas Eakins House Rowhome

Joe Biden to speak at American Revolution Museum opening

WATCH: Chuck Berry, John Lennon perform together in Philly in 1972

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Tour examines how the women in Edgar Allan Poe's life influenced his writing

Logan Square: from public executions to papal visits to world-class museums

Carroll - Logan Square and Museum District

Human remains rescued from Old City construction site ahead of snowstorm

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GALLERY: The history of Logan Square

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William Penn's public squares: A slow evolution into modern Philadelphia parks

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That's Show Biz

Philly philm phan has been keeping a ‘Secret’ for 25 years

Jay Schwartz

Learn about the women of Woodford Mansion on historic tour

Woodford Mansion

Suspected drunk driver slams into Bucks County tavern with secret history

Continental Tavern Yardley

WATCH: Coffins, human bones unearthed at Old City construction site

Carroll - Coffins at First Baptist Church

Learn about the Irish buried at Laurel Hill on St. Patrick's Day tour

Political Theater

Oral history: Ten years ago today, Milton Street sang over a coffin at City Hall

Milton Street

Discover candy and medicine's intertwined history

Cough drops

That's Show Biz

Local funnyman has a ‘Line’ on vintage TV game show

Dave Metter

Villanova opens new Center for History in the Public Interest

Villanova University

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