Remnants of an 18th-century ship found buried in soil 20 feet under the World Trade Center site four years ago have been traced to Colonial-Era Philadelphia, according to a new study. The 32-foot ...
It was a cold January morning in colonial Philadelphia. The year was 1793 and Thomas Jefferson, James Monroe, John Adams, and George Washington were among dozens of spectators gathered in the Walnut ...
A Man Full of Trouble is Philadelphia’s last remaining example of colonial bar culture that birthed the American Revolution. A Man Full of Trouble historic tavern in Philadelphia is reopened at Second ...
From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know! In 1776, Philadelphia’s population of about 35,000 consumed millions of oysters a ...
"English joiner John Head (1688-1754) immigrated to Philadelphia in 1717 and became one of its most successful artisans and merchants. However, his prominence was lost to history until the author's ...