Historic Eastern Seaboard Day 15

Today was a trip back in History.  We left for Philadelphia and Independence National Historical Park, where so much of our Colonial, Revolutionary, and Federal-period heritage is preserved.  Americans begain there quest for freedom and independence.  Here, too, the United States was born, and its ideals enacted in the Constitution.
As we drove up to the National Constitution Center.

Right across the street is the United States Mint, wanted to go over and see if they would give us any free samples, but no one would come to the door and let us in.

Our next stop was Liberty Bell Center to see orginal Liberty Bell, and right across the street

This is were the Liberty Bell hung tell it was moved here, this is Independence Hall.  As you can see they are doing some restoration to the building.  We went across the street to the Supreme Court Chambers in Old City Hall.

This is were the Supreme Court argued a lot of the first cases in the new America.

This room is were the first congress of the 13 colonies meet to bring about the laws for the new country.  The chair at the head table was George Washingtons chair during the first few years of congress froming the constitution.

One of the rooms that were used by the Revolutionary Army to plan the attacks agains British.

Our next stop was Independence Hall were the House of Respersentives meet.

The chambers for the House of Respersentives.

The US Senate chambers.

This crest was in the celling of the Senate repersititing the 15 new states with the stars around the eagle.

Next stop was Benjamin Franklin's house and printing shop.

Printing shop.

His first printing press, they could do 1000 sheets a day off of two of these printing press.

This is the first and oldest church in the US.

This Christ Church was modeled after the British Church's, you have to remember that this church was built during the British rule of the colonies.

This was on the wall out side of the church.
From here we loaded back on the bus for a final tour of Philly new town. 

These steps played a big role in a movie that was filmed here in Philly.

Maybe this will help or the next picture will!

Yes, Rocky was filmed here.
We had a great day and so much history we saw.  I just wished I would of payed a little bit better attention in my History classes.