John Peter Gabriel Muhlenberg Statue
This statue of John Peter Gabriel Muhlenberg was given to the National Statuary Hall Collection by Pennsylvania in 1889.
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Philadelphia, 1774
The first Continental Congress met at Carpenters' Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where they agreed to suspend trade with Great Britain.
Philadelphia, 1775
On July 4, 1776, delegates to the second Continental Congress issued the Declaration of Independence at Philadelphia's State House, now known as Independence Hall.
Philadelphia, 1790
Following passage of the "Residence Act," which required the government to move to a new city on the Potomac River in 1800, Congress moved to Philadelphia for a 10-year stay at Congress Hall.
Robert Fulton Statue
This statue of Robert Fulton was given to the National Statuary Hall Collection by Pennsylvania in 1889. Fulton was an engineer and inventor best remembered for building America's first steamboat.
York, 1777
After leaving Baltimore the Congress met briefly in Philadelphia but soon moved to York, Pennsylvania, where it met for nine months in the old Court House.