Washington Square
Layered history encompassing Revolutionary War graves, America's oldest hospital, its oldest continually operating theatre, and the church that became the mother of independent Black Christianity in the United States.
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Washington Square
Bounded by Walnut, 6th, Washington Square W., and Spruce Streets
Welcome to Washington Square. Step inside the iron fence and let the noise of the city recede. These are old trees — older than the United States, some of them — and the square they shade has one of t
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier of the American Revolution
Center of Washington Square
You are standing at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier of the American Revolution — the original tomb, the one that preceded the famous Arlington Cemetery monument by nearly two centuries. Dedicated in
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Walnut Street Theatre
825 Walnut St
The Walnut Street Theatre, at 825 Walnut Street, holds a distinction that its understated exterior barely hints at: it is the oldest continuously operating theatre in the English-speaking world. The w
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Pennsylvania Hospital
800 Spruce St (8th & Spruce)
Pennsylvania Hospital, at 8th and Spruce, is the oldest hospital in the United States. It was founded in 1751, twenty-five years before the Declaration of Independence, twenty-five years before there
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Mother Bethel A.M.E. Church
419 S. 6th St (corner of 6th & Addison)
You have arrived at the end of our Washington Square tour, and this final stop may be the most important of them all. Mother Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church, at 6th and Addison, stands on a
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