The review of the new design proposal for Welcome Park has been withdrawn. No changes to the William Penn statue are planned. For more info, please visit: nps.gov/inde/learn/new….
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@INDEPENDENCENHP
The official account for Independence National Historical Park, home to Independence Hall & Liberty Bell. Reposts, likes & follows ≠ endorsements.
- Happy Constitution Day! (Image: The Signing of the United States Constitution by Louis S. Glanzman, 1987) @Interior
- Happy Constitution Day! September 17, 1787, 39 delegates at the Constitutional Convention sign the U.S. Constitution. In the following months, states would debate ratification, call for amendments, and ultimately, by June 1788, New Hampshire would become the 9th state to ratify.
- Update on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier of the American Revolution at Washington Square: The conservator's treatment removed a lot of the black paint without damaging the porous limestone. Work will continue this week.
- Happy 244th birthday America! Celebrate with us all day long! Special live event at 10am! ow.ly/iO6250AkLa4 #July4thPhilly
- On Christmas night, 1776, General Washington's troops cross the Delaware River en route to their surprise attack on the Hessians in Trenton. Although the victory was minor strategically, it improved the morale of the Army and gave the new nation hope of winning the war.
- Visit Philadelphia Inc. has signed an agreement with the National Park Service to provide the necessary funding to open Independence Hall and the Liberty Bell Center from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Friday, 12/28, Saturday, 12/29 and Sunday, 12/30. No tickets required.
- July 3, 1776, Independence Hall: The Continental Congress debates Jefferson's draft of the Declaration of Independence, making numerous changes. #July4thPhilly
- "When one side only of a story is heard and often repeated, the human mind becomes impressed with it insensibly." George Washington
- The #LibertyBell is coated with wax to protect it from the environment and anything else that comes into contact with it. Check out this 2017 video of our museum specialist and local conservators rewaxing the Liberty Bell. #PreservationMonth @NatlParkService @USInterior
00:00 - We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. #twitter280
- We need your input on Welcome Park rehabilitation! More info at: nps.gov/inde/learn/new…
