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That'd make a really good thread. Which state has the most significant history?
Haha people are already pissed off at me for talking about Virginia so much, despite the fact that I have family in Virginia and I only live 45 minutes to an hour south. Some Virginians especially hate any connections I draw between VA and NC. But hey, you're welcome to make it!
As far as european civilizations in the US and not considering native Americans, St. Augustine, FL Santa Fe, NM and much unknown and overlooked El Paso:
Boston is a comfortable second in this regard, although certainly no slouch.
There's Philadelphia, there's Boston and then there's the rest.
In your attached:
1698
February 12 The first public school in the America Colonies was established at Philadelphia, and a corporation created, entitled "The Overseers of the Publick Schoole founded in Philadelphia." In this school it was ordered by the governor and Council: "All children and servants, male and female, whose parents, guardians and masters be willing to subject ym to the rules and orders of the said schoole, shall from time to time, with the approbaon of the overseers thereof for the time being, be received or admitted, taught or instructed; the rich at reasonable rates, and the poor to be maintained and schooled for nothing." The first school house was built on the east side of Fourth Street below Chestnut Street. Inoch Flower was the first Schoolmaster.
Boston is a comfortable second in this regard, although certainly no slouch.
There's Philadelphia, there's Boston and then there's the rest.
Maybe you are talking about surviving buildings? Because it would easy to think of many streets where more important history happened then a block in Philadelphia. Like Wall Street in Manhattan or Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington DC.
Maybe you are talking about surviving buildings? Because it would easy to think of many streets where more important history happened then a block in Philadelphia. Like Wall Street in Manhattan or Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington DC.
I think he meant this one. This street is the longest inhabited residential street in the country. Though for a brief period in time nearly all of our founding fathers lived on Market Street in Philadelphia. Imagine waking up walking out on to the street and seeing Thomas Jefferson, Ben Franklin, George Washington, Benjamin Rush, John Adams, etc. all walking around discussing how the United States of America should, could, and would work.
I think this article has a lot of good things that begin in and around Philly:
In my opinion the most notable:
First Fire Department
First Hospital
First US Capital
First Art Institution
First Medical School
First Theatre
First Zoo
First Department Store
First Stock Exchange
First Computer ever.
First US Mint
First steam powered boat
US Flag was created here
The Founding of the US Marines
First Thanksgiving Day Parade
The World's First Official World's Fair included the first unveiling of the first piece of the Statue of Liberty, and a young Thomas Edison came and got a few ideas about this thing he would later invent called the Light bulb
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