VOA · America's National Parks
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America's National Parks tours the great outdoors of the United States, from Yellowstone to the Everglades. Rich descriptive language about geography and nature, delivered at learner speed.
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01This week, our U.S.
02National Parks journey takes us to the eastern city of Philadelphia, an important place in American history.
03Philadelphia sits along the Delaware River in the northeastern state of Pennsylvania.
04Philadelphia, often called Philly, served as the nation's capital from 1790 to 1800.
05Earlier, it was the capital of the American colonies during the War for Independence from Britain.
06Philadelphia became the central meeting place for the men who created the United States government.
07The buildings where the founders worked still stand in an area called the Old City.
08The National Park Service protects much of Philadelphia's Old City.
09In honor of America's Independence Day, we visit the birthplace of the United States.
10Independence National Historical Park.
11The National Historical Park is 22 hectares.
12It covers 20 city blocks of Philadelphia's historic area.
13Within these city blocks are some of the most most important places in American history.
14The main site in the park is Independence Hall.
15It is here that colonial leaders declared independence from Britain.
16Later, they debated the creation of a government for the new country and signed the U.S.
17Constitution.
18The building that is now Independence Hall was completed in 1753.
19It was originally the site of Pennsylvania's colonial government.
20But 22 years later, Independence Hall would become the site of something much bigger.
21The Pennsylvania legislature loaned its assembly room to those in the Second Continental Congress in May of 1775.
22The Second Congress included the first commander in chief of the new United States.
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