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Walking around Glendale on the 4th, I decided to check out the bronze Ben Franklin figure. It was starting to get dark out, so that's why the lights in the background look hotter than normal.
This was the view from our hotel room which is directly behind the Christ Church Burial Ground, Philadelphia, PA. I wish we could have walked around the cemetery but time didn't permit. Among other signers of the Declaration of Independence, Benjamin Franklin is buried here as well.
Church web site: www.christchurchphila.org
Map of cemetery: map
Franklin Court was the site of the handsome brick home of Benjamin Franklin, who lived here while serving in the Continental Congress and the Constitutional Convention. Franklin died here in 1790; the house was torn down about 20 years later. Today the site contains a steel "ghost structure" outlining the spot where Franklin's house stood and features an underground museum with a film and displays, an 18th century printing office, an architectural/archeological exhibit, an operating post office and a postal museum.
Second Amendment Day was on April 23, 2011, in Naples, Florida. Over a hundred people came out to compete for great rifle and pistol prizes in 5 historic fun shoots. Kids ages 11-17 also competed for three rifle prizes after a gun safety and Second Amendment class. Check out www.onug.us for more info.
Benjamin Franklin was one of the most influential Founding Fathers of the United States of America. He is the only Founding Father who is a signatory of all four of the major documents that led to the founding of the United States: the Declaration of Independence, the Treaty of Paris, the Treaty of Alliance with France, and the United States Constitution. His original wax portrait was made by Madame Tussaud herself.
Franklin was also a world renowned scientist, inventor, journalist and civic leader. Some of Franklin’s most profound civic accomplishments include the founding of the first public library in America, the first Philadelphia volunteer fire department and the University of Pennsylvania.
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Benjamin Franklin House, 36 Craven Street, London WC2N was built in 1730. Benjamin Franklin was a scientist, diplomat, philosopher, inventor and Founding Father of the United States of America. He lived in the house for 16 years between 1757-1775 and today the house is used as a museum and educational facility.
The house is Grade I listed.
Second Amendment Day was on April 23, 2011, in Naples, Florida. Over a hundred people came out to compete for great rifle and pistol prizes in 5 historic fun shoots. Kids ages 11-17 also competed for three rifle prizes after a gun safety and Second Amendment class. Check out www.onug.us for more info.
Benjamin Franklin House, 36 Craven Street, London WC2N was built in 1730. Benjamin Franklin was a scientist, diplomat, philosopher, inventor and Founding Father of the United States of America. He lived in the house for 16 years between 1757-1775 and today the house is used as a museum and educational facility.
The house is Grade I listed.
Second Amendment Day was on April 23, 2011, in Naples, Florida. Over a hundred people came out to compete for great rifle and pistol prizes in 5 historic fun shoots. Kids ages 11-17 also competed for three rifle prizes after a gun safety and Second Amendment class. Check out www.onug.us for more info.
sculptor: unknown
oldest extant 'public art' is San Francisco (1879)
originally at Kearny and Market
moved here 1904
donated by Henry Cogswell
Washington Square, San Francisco, California
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I think quotes have a powerful way of conveying an attitude to you which sometimes resonates so much that you feel ‘chills’ inside. Here’s a list of the quotes which have given me the most of these “chills”. Enjoy!
Some people die at 25 and aren’t buried until 75. —Benjamin Franklin
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Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston
Boston, officially the City of Boston, is the capital and largest city of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the cultural and financial center of the New England region of the Northeastern United States. The city boundaries encompass an area of about 48.4 sq mi (125 km2) and a population of 675,647 as of 2020. The city is the economic and cultural anchor of a substantially larger metropolitan area known as Greater Boston, a metropolitan statistical area (MSA) home to 4,941,632 people as of 2020, ranking as the eleventh-largest MSA in the country. A broader combined statistical area (CSA), generally corresponding to the commuting area and including Worcester, Massachusetts and Providence, Rhode Island, is home to approximately 8.2 million people, making it the seventh-most populous in the United States.
Boston is one of the nation's oldest municipalities, founded on the Shawmut Peninsula in 1630 by Puritan settlers from the English town of the same name. During the American Revolution and the nation's founding, Boston was the location of several key events, including the Boston Massacre, the Boston Tea Party, the hanging of Paul Revere's lantern signal in Old North Church, the Battle of Bunker Hill, and the siege of Boston. Following American independence from Great Britain, the city continued to play an important role as a port, manufacturing hub, and center for American education and culture. The city has expanded beyond the original peninsula through land reclamation and municipal annexation. Its rich history attracts many tourists, with Faneuil Hall alone drawing more than 20 million visitors per year. Boston's many firsts include the United States' first public park (Boston Common, 1634), the first public school (Boston Latin School, 1635), the first subway system (Tremont Street subway, 1897), and the first large public library (Boston Public Library, 1848).
In the 21st century, Boston has emerged as a global leader in higher education and academic research. Greater Boston's many colleges and universities include Harvard University and MIT, both located in suburban Cambridge and both routinely included among the world's most highly ranked universities. The city is also a national leader in scientific research, law, medicine, engineering, and business. With nearly 5,000 startup companies, the city is considered a global pioneer in innovation and entrepreneurship. Boston's economic base also includes finance, professional and business services, biotechnology, information technology, and government activities. Households in the city claim the highest average rate of philanthropy in the United States. Boston businesses and institutions rank among the top in the country for environmental sustainability and new investment.
Additional Foreign Language Tags:
(United States) "الولايات المتحدة" "Vereinigte Staaten" "アメリカ" "美国" "미국" "Estados Unidos" "États-Unis"
(Massachusetts) "ماساتشوستس" "麻萨诸塞州" "मैसाचुसेट्स" "マサチューセッツ" "매사추세츠 주" "Массачусетс"
(Boston) "بوسطن" "波士顿" "बोस्टन" "ボストン" "보스턴" "Бостон"
"A Traveller should have a hog's nose, deer's legs, and an ass's back." ~ Benjamin Franklin
I really have no clue what that quote means but I love it.
Second Amendment Day was on April 23, 2011, in Naples, Florida. Over a hundred people came out to compete for great rifle and pistol prizes in 5 historic fun shoots. Kids ages 11-17 also competed for three rifle prizes after a gun safety and Second Amendment class. Check out www.onug.us for more info.