{"id":1940,"date":"2011-05-22T17:10:00","date_gmt":"2011-05-22T21:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/slanews\/?p=1940"},"modified":"2020-04-05T17:34:27","modified_gmt":"2020-04-05T21:34:27","slug":"visiting-the-city-of-brotherly-love","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/slanews\/visiting-the-city-of-brotherly-love\/","title":{"rendered":"Visiting the City of Brotherly Love"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>To help conference-goers prepare for their trip to Philadelphia, <em>News Library News<\/em> offers a few resources.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The City of Brotherly Love&#8221; was founded by William Penn in 1682, so named because of the easy exchange with the Swedish settlers and others already occupying the land granted to him. Penn had become a Quaker, much to his father&#8217;s dismay, and hoped to find a place where all could live in peace.<\/p>\n<p>Philadelphia holds an important place in our nation&#8217;s history. It was where:<\/p>\n<ul><\/p>\n<li>The Continental Congress met<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>The Declaration of Independence was signed<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>George Washington was elected our first president<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>The first mint was located<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>The Bank of North America was established<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>The city also served as our nation&#8217;s capital until 1800 &#8212; when it was the largest city in the U.S. &#8212; and is where the famous <a target='_new\"' href=\"http:\/\/www.nps.gov\/inde\/index.htm\">Liberty Bell <\/a>is located.<\/p>\n<p>Get in touch with the history of Philadelphia with <a target=\"_new\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ushistory.org\/philadelphia\/index.html\">ushistory.org<\/a> from the Independence Hall Association. At <a target=\"_new\" href=\"http:\/\/www.phillyhistory.org\/PhotoArchive\/\">PhillyHistory.org<\/a>, you can view historic images from the city&#8217;s photo archive with contributions from several archives and libraries.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_new\" href=\"http:\/\/philadelphiaencyclopedia.org\/\">The Encyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia<\/a> is &#8220;a civic project to increase understanding of one of America\u2019s greatest cities.&#8221; The site contains a collection of essays on topics about the history and culture of the city.<\/p>\n<p>The <a target=\"_new\" href=\"http:\/\/www.visitphilly.com\/\">official visitor site<\/a> can help you find things to do and see during your free bits of time away from the conference.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the information found on the <a target=\"_new\" href=\"http:\/\/www.philadelphiausa.travel\/visitors\">Convention and Visitors Bureau<\/a>&#8216;s site, they also offer an online version &#8212; and a downloadable one for the iPad &#8212; of their Visitors&#8217; 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