1st Continental Congress 1774

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Commemorating ĮST CONTINENTAL CONGRESS 1774 "10 Independence Hall PIRIT OF 76 Bicentenniai Era JUL 1974 FIRST DAY OF ISSUE 19104 1974 Series Tleetwood AMERICAN REVOLUTION BICENTENNIAL philodelphia OFFICIAL First Day Cover PHILADELPHIA 76 PA INDEPENDENCE HALL, PHILADELPHIA

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Independence Hall Beginning with the Second Continental Congress, the Philadelphia State House (which people began to call “Independence Hall” in the 1820's) became the hotbed of Revolution. It was here during the Second Congress that Benjamin Franklin, John Hancock, James Wilson and Thomas Jefferson first appeared in Congress. Planned by Andrew Hamilton and Edmund Woolley and constructed in the 1730's, it was here that Washington was given command of the Continental Army, the Declara- tion of Independence was signed and the Constitution was framed. Today it is the centerpiece of Independence National Historical Park.