The U.S. Mint was founded in Philadelphia in 1792; the current building is the city’s fourth. It is the bureau’s largest facility and is also the site of master die production and the engraving and design departments.
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- Valley Forge National Historical Park
The 3,500-acre park is the site of the third winter encampment of the Continental Army in 1777-1778 under General George Washington during the American Revolutionary War.
Photo credit: G. Widman for VISIT PHILADELPHIA® - Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History
America’s only museum devoted to the Jewish American experience, it tells the story of Jews in North America since 1654. The Only in America Gallery celebrates the lives and achievements of Jewish Americans.
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The 296-seat theater opened in 1996. The theater company itself was founded in 1973 and has worked with artists such as Stephen Sondheim, Tom Stoppard, Christopher Hampton, Doug Wright, Arthur Miller, and Paula Vogel,
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