Let Freedom Ring

(2) What about being in Philadelphia was a new experience:
I have a strong passion for learning. Being a History major I truly value any time I am able to stumble across any piece of history, no matter how small. Though Philadelphia is in no way considered to be small. Philadelphia was the first capital of the United States of America, considered to be a capital city before the Revolutionary War and the United States were even called the United States. Philadelphia is the city the Deceleration of Independence was written in, Independence Hall being the building where the Deceleration of Independence was signed and dated July 4, 1776. Philadelphia houses a grave site where many founding fathers are currently buried. Philadelphia is where the first penitentiary in the United States was built and remains in ruins. Philadelphia still this day has some of the original streets that many famous men and women once walked every day. I was able to view the Liberty Bell that rang out in Independence Hall after the Revolutionary War. I was able to sit in the same church that Benjamin Franklin and his wife attended, being able to view the pew they sat in every Sunday. I was able to eat at a Tavern that has been around for hundreds of years, a Tavern that had been frequented by many past Presidents and founding fathers of this country. By walking the streets in Philadelphia, I was literally walking in the footsteps of our nation’s history. Being immersed in as much history as Philadelphia had to offer was certainly a new and thrilling experience for me. While I have traveled to other historical sites throughout the United States, I have never been surrounded by so much history in my entire life. Walking the streets where many historical figures lived and worked, being in the buildings that have stood for hundreds of years was such an amazing realization. One that I have only ever had the pleasure to experience in Philadelphia.Read more