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Fifth St., <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia" title="Philadelphia">Philadelphia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania" title="Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight:bold; border: 0;">Coordinates</th><td class="infobox-data" style="border: 0;"><span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=American_Philosophical_Society&params=39_56_55_N_75_8_58_W_region:US-PA_type:landmark"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">39°56′55″N</span> <span class="longitude">75°8′58″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">39.94861°N 75.14944°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">39.94861; -75.14944</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight:bold; border: 0;">Built</th><td class="infobox-data" style="border: 0;">1787</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight:bold; border: 0;">Architect</th><td class="infobox-data" style="border: 0;"><a href="/wiki/Samuel_Vaughan" title="Samuel Vaughan">Samuel Vaughan</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight:bold; border: 0;">Architectural style</th><td class="infobox-data" style="border: 0;"><a href="/wiki/Georgian_architecture" title="Georgian architecture">Georgian</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight:bold; border: 0;">Website</th><td class="infobox-data" style="border: 0;"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://amphilsoc.org">amphilsoc<wbr />.org</a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight:bold; border: 0;">NRHP reference <abbr title="number">No.</abbr></th><td class="infobox-data" style="border: 0;"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://npgallery.nps.gov/AssetDetail/NRIS/66000675">66000675</a><sup id="cite_ref-nris_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nris-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122;background: #A8EDEF">Significant dates</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight:bold; border: 0;">Added to NRHP</th><td class="infobox-data" style="border: 0;">January 12, 1965</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight:bold; border: 0;">Designated NHL</th><td class="infobox-data" style="border: 0;">January 12, 1965</td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>American Philosophical Society</b> (<b>APS</b>) is an American scholarly organization and <a href="/wiki/Learned_society" title="Learned society">learned society</a> founded in 1743 in <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia" title="Philadelphia">Philadelphia</a> that promotes knowledge in the <a href="/wiki/Humanities" title="Humanities">humanities</a> and <a href="/wiki/Natural_sciences" class="mw-redirect" title="Natural sciences">natural sciences</a> through research, professional meetings, publications, library resources, and community outreach. It was founded by the polymath <a href="/wiki/Benjamin_Franklin" title="Benjamin Franklin">Benjamin Franklin</a> and is considered the first learned society founded in what became the United States. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Philosophical_Hall" title="Philosophical Hall">Philosophical Hall</a>, the society's headquarters and a museum, is located just east of <a href="/wiki/Independence_Hall" title="Independence Hall">Independence Hall</a> in <a href="/wiki/Independence_National_Historical_Park" title="Independence National Historical Park">Independence National Historical Park</a>. In 1965, in recognition of the building's history, it was designated a <a href="/wiki/National_Historic_Landmark" title="National Historic Landmark">National Historic Landmark</a>. </p><p>The society has about 1,000 elected members. As of April 2020, 5,710 members had been inducted since its creation. Through research grants, published journals, the American Philosophical Society Museum, an extensive library, and regular meetings, the society supports a variety of disciplines in the humanities and the sciences. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=American_Philosophical_Society&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Feke_-_Benjamin_Franklin.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Feke_-_Benjamin_Franklin.png/220px-Feke_-_Benjamin_Franklin.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="279" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Feke_-_Benjamin_Franklin.png/330px-Feke_-_Benjamin_Franklin.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Feke_-_Benjamin_Franklin.png/440px-Feke_-_Benjamin_Franklin.png 2x" data-file-width="750" data-file-height="952" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Benjamin_Franklin" title="Benjamin Franklin">Benjamin Franklin</a> in 1746</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:American_Philosophical_Society_-_Library_Hall_(53590617275).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/American_Philosophical_Society_-_Library_Hall_%2853590617275%29.jpg/220px-American_Philosophical_Society_-_Library_Hall_%2853590617275%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" 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class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/American_Philosophical_Society_Thomas_Jefferson_Garden.jpg/330px-American_Philosophical_Society_Thomas_Jefferson_Garden.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/American_Philosophical_Society_Thomas_Jefferson_Garden.jpg/440px-American_Philosophical_Society_Thomas_Jefferson_Garden.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4032" data-file-height="3024" /></a><figcaption>Thomas Jefferson Garden adjacent to Library Hall</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Franklin_Hall_meeting_preparation.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Franklin_Hall_meeting_preparation.jpg/220px-Franklin_Hall_meeting_preparation.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Franklin_Hall_meeting_preparation.jpg/330px-Franklin_Hall_meeting_preparation.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Franklin_Hall_meeting_preparation.jpg/440px-Franklin_Hall_meeting_preparation.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3264" data-file-height="2448" /></a><figcaption>Franklin Hall at the American Philosophical Hall, named for <a href="/wiki/Benjamin_Franklin" title="Benjamin Franklin">Benjamin Franklin</a>, the organization's founder</figcaption></figure> <p>The American Philosophical Society was founded as the <b>Philosophical Society</b> in 1743 by <a href="/wiki/Benjamin_Franklin" title="Benjamin Franklin">Benjamin Franklin</a>, <a href="/wiki/James_Alexander_(lawyer)" title="James Alexander (lawyer)">James Alexander</a>, <a href="/wiki/Francis_Hopkinson" title="Francis Hopkinson">Francis Hopkinson</a>, <a href="/wiki/John_Bartram" title="John Bartram">John Bartram</a>, <a href="/wiki/Philip_Syng" title="Philip Syng">Philip Syng Jr.</a>, and others<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> as an offshoot of an earlier club, the <a href="/wiki/Junto_(club)" title="Junto (club)">Junto</a>. </p><p>Early members included: <a href="/wiki/Benjamin_Franklin" title="Benjamin Franklin">Benjamin Franklin</a>, <a href="/wiki/John_Dickinson" title="John Dickinson">John Dickinson</a>, <a href="/wiki/George_Washington" title="George Washington">George Washington</a>, <a href="/wiki/John_Adams" title="John Adams">John Adams</a>, <a href="/wiki/Thomas_Jefferson" title="Thomas Jefferson">Thomas Jefferson</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-AAA_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AAA-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Alexander_Hamilton" title="Alexander Hamilton">Alexander Hamilton</a>, <a href="/wiki/James_McHenry" title="James McHenry">James McHenry</a>, <a href="/wiki/Thomas_Paine" title="Thomas Paine">Thomas Paine</a>, <a href="/wiki/David_Rittenhouse" title="David Rittenhouse">David Rittenhouse</a>, <a href="/wiki/Peter_Stephen_Du_Ponceau" title="Peter Stephen Du Ponceau">Peter Stephen Du Ponceau</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nicholas_Biddle_(banker)" class="mw-redirect" title="Nicholas Biddle (banker)">Nicholas Biddle</a>, <a href="/wiki/Owen_Biddle_Sr." title="Owen Biddle Sr.">Owen Biddle</a>, <a href="/wiki/Benjamin_Rush" title="Benjamin Rush">Benjamin Rush</a>, <a href="/wiki/James_Madison" title="James Madison">James Madison</a>, <a href="/wiki/Michael_Hillegas" title="Michael Hillegas">Michael Hillegas</a>, <a href="/wiki/John_Marshall" title="John Marshall">John Marshall</a>, <a href="/wiki/Charles_Pettit" title="Charles Pettit">Charles Pettit</a>, and <a href="/wiki/John_Andrews_(clergyman)" class="mw-redirect" title="John Andrews (clergyman)">John Andrews</a>. </p><p>It was common at the time for intellectual societies to invite members from around the world, where the society recruited members from other countries, including <a href="/wiki/Alexander_von_Humboldt" title="Alexander von Humboldt">Alexander von Humboldt</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Marquis_de_Lafayette" class="mw-redirect" title="Marquis de Lafayette">Marquis de Lafayette</a>, <a href="/wiki/Baron_von_Steuben" class="mw-redirect" title="Baron von Steuben">Baron von Steuben</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tadeusz_Ko%C5%9Bciuszko" title="Tadeusz Kościuszko">Tadeusz Kościuszko</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Princess_Dashkova" class="mw-redirect" title="Princess Dashkova">Princess Dashkova</a>. The society lapsed into inactivity by 1746, but was revived in 1767. </p><p>On January 2, 1769, the society united with the American Society for Promoting Useful Knowledge under the name <b>American Philosophical Society Held at Philadelphia for Promoting Useful Knowledge</b>. Franklin was elected the first president.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During this time, the society maintained a standing Committee on American Improvements; one of its investigations was to study the prospects for a canal to connect the <a href="/wiki/Chesapeake_Bay" title="Chesapeake Bay">Chesapeake Bay</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Delaware_River" title="Delaware River">Delaware River</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Chesapeake_and_Delaware_Canal" class="mw-redirect" title="Chesapeake and Delaware Canal">Chesapeake and Delaware Canal</a>, which had been proposed by Thomas Gilpin, Sr., was built in the 1820s.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Following the <a href="/wiki/American_Revolutionary_War" title="American Revolutionary War">American Revolutionary War</a>, the society looked for leadership to <a href="/wiki/Francis_Hopkinson" title="Francis Hopkinson">Francis Hopkinson</a>, one of the signatories of the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Declaration_of_Independence" title="United States Declaration of Independence">United States Declaration of Independence</a>. Under his influence, the society received land from the government of Pennsylvania, along with a plot of land in Philadelphia, where Philosophical Hall now stands. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Charles_Darwin" title="Charles Darwin">Charles Darwin</a>, <a href="/wiki/Robert_Frost" title="Robert Frost">Robert Frost</a>, <a href="/wiki/Louis_Pasteur" title="Louis Pasteur">Louis Pasteur</a>, <a href="/wiki/Elizabeth_Cabot_Agassiz" title="Elizabeth Cabot Agassiz">Elizabeth Cabot Agassiz</a>, <a href="/wiki/John_James_Audubon" title="John James Audubon">John James Audubon</a>, <a href="/wiki/Linus_Pauling" title="Linus Pauling">Linus Pauling</a>, <a href="/wiki/Margaret_Mead" title="Margaret Mead">Margaret Mead</a>, <a href="/wiki/Woodrow_Wilson" title="Woodrow Wilson">Woodrow Wilson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Maria_Mitchell" title="Maria Mitchell">Maria Mitchell</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Thomas_Edison" title="Thomas Edison">Thomas Edison</a> were all prominent members of the society. </p><p>Many members of the <a href="/wiki/Society_of_the_Cincinnati" title="Society of the Cincinnati">Society of the Cincinnati</a> were among the APS's first board members and contributors; the APS and SOC still maintain an informal, collegial relationship. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Membership">Membership</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=American_Philosophical_Society&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Membership"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Membership of the APS "honors extraordinary accomplishments in all fields." It has about 1,000 elected members, comprising about 840 "resident" members (United States citizens or those working or living in the United States) and about 160 "international" members. As of April 2020<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=American_Philosophical_Society&action=edit">[update]</a></sup> it had elected 5,710 members since its foundation.<sup id="cite_ref-elected_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-elected-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Over that history, 208 members have been from <a href="/wiki/Harvard_University" title="Harvard University">Harvard University</a>, 115 from <a href="/wiki/Princeton_University" title="Princeton University">Princeton University</a>, 88 from <a href="/wiki/Stanford_University" title="Stanford University">Stanford University</a>, and 84 from the <a href="/wiki/University_of_California,_Berkeley" title="University of California, Berkeley">University of California, Berkeley</a>. Ten academic institutions have each been affiliated with 50 or more members:<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1226773818">.mw-parser-output .defaultleft{text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .defaultcenter{text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .defaultright{text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .col1left td:nth-child(1),.mw-parser-output .col2left td:nth-child(2),.mw-parser-output .col3left td:nth-child(3),.mw-parser-output .col4left td:nth-child(4),.mw-parser-output .col5left td:nth-child(5),.mw-parser-output .col6left td:nth-child(6),.mw-parser-output .col7left td:nth-child(7),.mw-parser-output .col8left td:nth-child(8),.mw-parser-output .col9left td:nth-child(9),.mw-parser-output .col10left td:nth-child(10),.mw-parser-output .col11left td:nth-child(11),.mw-parser-output .col12left td:nth-child(12),.mw-parser-output .col13left 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td:nth-child(18),.mw-parser-output .col19right td:nth-child(19),.mw-parser-output .col20right td:nth-child(20),.mw-parser-output .col21right td:nth-child(21),.mw-parser-output .col22right td:nth-child(22),.mw-parser-output .col23right td:nth-child(23),.mw-parser-output .col24right td:nth-child(24),.mw-parser-output .col25right td:nth-child(25),.mw-parser-output .col26right td:nth-child(26),.mw-parser-output .col27right td:nth-child(27),.mw-parser-output .col28right td:nth-child(28),.mw-parser-output .col29right td:nth-child(29){text-align:right}</style> <table class="wikitable sortable defaultcenter"> <tbody><tr> <th>Institution </th> <th data-sort-type="number">Members (1743–2021) </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Harvard_University" title="Harvard University">Harvard</a> </td> <td>208 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Princeton_University" title="Princeton University">Princeton</a> </td> <td>115 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Stanford_University" title="Stanford University">Stanford</a> </td> <td>88 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/University_of_California,_Berkeley" title="University of California, Berkeley">Berkeley</a> </td> <td>84 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Columbia_University" title="Columbia University">Columbia</a> </td> <td>73 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/University_of_Chicago" title="University of Chicago">Chicago</a> </td> <td>68 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/University_of_Pennsylvania" title="University of Pennsylvania">Penn</a> </td> <td>64 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Yale" class="mw-redirect" title="Yale">Yale</a> </td> <td>59 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_Institute_of_Technology" title="Massachusetts Institute of Technology">MIT</a> </td> <td>57 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_University" title="New York University">NYU</a> </td> <td>53 </td></tr></tbody></table> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Awards">Awards</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=American_Philosophical_Society&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Awards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1786, the society established the <a href="/wiki/Magellanic_Premium" title="Magellanic Premium">Magellanic Premium</a>, a prize for achievement in "navigation, <a href="/wiki/Astronomy" title="Astronomy">astronomy</a>, or natural philosophy," the oldest scientific prize awarded by an American institution, which it still awards. Other awards include the Barzun Prize for <a href="/wiki/Cultural_history" title="Cultural history">cultural history</a>, the Judson Daland Prize for Outstanding Achievement in Clinical Investigation, the <a href="/wiki/Benjamin_Franklin_Medal_(American_Philosophical_Society)" title="Benjamin Franklin Medal (American Philosophical Society)">Benjamin Franklin Medal</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Lashley_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Lashley Award">Lashley Award</a> for <a href="/wiki/Neurobiology" class="mw-redirect" title="Neurobiology">neurobiology</a>, the Lewis Award, and the Thomas Jefferson Medal for distinguished achievement in the arts, humanities, or social sciences. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Publications">Publications</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=American_Philosophical_Society&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Publications"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The society has published the <i>Transactions of the American Philosophical Society</i> since 1771. Five issues appear each year. The <i><a href="/wiki/Proceedings_of_the_American_Philosophical_Society" title="Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society">Proceedings</a></i> have appeared since 1838; they publish the papers delivered at the society's biannual meetings. The society has also published <a href="/wiki/The_Papers_of_Benjamin_Franklin" title="The Papers of Benjamin Franklin">The Papers of Benjamin Franklin</a>, <a href="/wiki/Joseph_Henry" title="Joseph Henry">Joseph Henry</a>, <a href="/wiki/William_Penn" title="William Penn">William Penn</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Meriwether_Lewis" title="Meriwether Lewis">Meriwether Lewis</a> and <a href="/wiki/William_Clark" title="William Clark">William Clark</a>. <a href="/wiki/Jane_Aitken" title="Jane Aitken">Jane Aitken</a> bound 400 volumes for the society.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEJames197126_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEJames197126-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The society also has an expansive archive on framer of the <a href="/wiki/U.S._constitution" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. constitution">U.S. constitution</a> <a href="/wiki/John_Dickinson" title="John Dickinson">John Dickinson</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>APS holds the ACLS Collection (American Council of Learned Societies Committee on Native American Languages, American Philosophical Society) which is a collection of indigenous language documents from around the United States including recordings of the <a href="/wiki/Ottawa_dialect" title="Ottawa dialect">Odawa language</a> from northern Michigan.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> APS has created a guide<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> to help provide broad coverage of the Native American and Indigenous archival collections at the Library & Museum of the American Philosophical Society. These materials date from 1553 to 2020 and include manuscript, audio, and visual materials relating to Indigenous peoples throughout the Americas. </p><p>The society also has a collection of manuscripts on the history of the British colonies, Revolutionary War, the history of American science, quantum physics, Charles Darwin and evolution, genetics and the history of technology.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Buildings">Buildings</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=American_Philosophical_Society&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Buildings"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Philosophical_NHL.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Philosophical_NHL.jpg/240px-Philosophical_NHL.jpg" decoding="async" width="240" height="160" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Philosophical_NHL.jpg/360px-Philosophical_NHL.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Philosophical_NHL.jpg/480px-Philosophical_NHL.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5760" data-file-height="3840" /></a><figcaption>National Historic Landmark Plaque</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Philosophical_Hall">Philosophical Hall</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=American_Philosophical_Society&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Philosophical Hall"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Philosophical_Hall" title="Philosophical Hall">Philosophical Hall</a></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Philosophical_Hall" title="Philosophical Hall">Philosophical Hall</a>, at 104 South Fifth Street, Philadelphia, between <a href="/wiki/Chestnut_Street_(Philadelphia)" title="Chestnut Street (Philadelphia)">Chestnut</a> and <a href="/wiki/Walnut_Street_(Philadelphia)" title="Walnut Street (Philadelphia)">Walnut</a> Streets, immediately south of <a href="/wiki/Old_City_Hall_(Philadelphia)" title="Old City Hall (Philadelphia)">Old City Hall</a>, was built in 1785–1789 to house the society and designed by Samuel Vaughan in the <a href="/wiki/Federal_architecture" title="Federal architecture">Federal style</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-philarchmit_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-philarchmit-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A third floor was added in 1890 to accommodate the expanding library, but was removed in 1948–1950,<sup id="cite_ref-philarchmit_16-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-philarchmit-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> when the building was restored to its original appearance for the creation of <a href="/wiki/Independence_National_Historical_Park" title="Independence National Historical Park">Independence National Historical Park</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2001, it was opened to the public as The American Philosophical Society Museum, hosting revolving, thematic exhibitions that explore intersections of history, art, and science. The museum features works of art, scientific instruments, original manuscripts, rare books, natural history specimens, and curiosities of all kinds from the APS's own collections, along with objects on loan from other institutions.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Library_Hall">Library Hall</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=American_Philosophical_Society&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Library Hall"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:American_Philosophical_Society_Library_Hall_reading_room.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b5/American_Philosophical_Society_Library_Hall_reading_room.jpg/240px-American_Philosophical_Society_Library_Hall_reading_room.jpg" decoding="async" width="240" height="180" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b5/American_Philosophical_Society_Library_Hall_reading_room.jpg/360px-American_Philosophical_Society_Library_Hall_reading_room.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b5/American_Philosophical_Society_Library_Hall_reading_room.jpg/480px-American_Philosophical_Society_Library_Hall_reading_room.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4032" data-file-height="3024" /></a><figcaption>Reading room for researchers at <a href="/wiki/Library_Company_of_Philadelphia" title="Library Company of Philadelphia">Library Hall</a> in 2019</figcaption></figure> <p>In 1789–90, the <a href="/wiki/Library_Company_of_Philadelphia" title="Library Company of Philadelphia">Library Company of Philadelphia</a> (LCP) built its headquarters directly across 5th Street from APS. In 1884 LCP sold its building, which was demolished for the expansion of the Drexel & Company Building in 1887. This building was demolished in the mid-1950s, during the creation of Independence National Historical Park. </p><p>APS built a library on the site in 1958 and recreated the façade of the old LCP building. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Benjamin_Franklin_Hall">Benjamin Franklin Hall</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=American_Philosophical_Society&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Benjamin Franklin Hall"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>APS restored the former Farmers' & Mechanics' Bank building at 425–29 <a href="/wiki/Chestnut_Street_(Philadelphia)" title="Chestnut Street (Philadelphia)">Chestnut Street</a>, which was built in 1854–55 to the design of John M. Gries in the <a href="/wiki/Italianate_architecture" title="Italianate architecture">Italianate style</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> to serve as a lecture hall. It is the site of meetings and most major events the society hosts.<sup id="cite_ref-apsdir_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-apsdir-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Richardson_Hall">Richardson Hall</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=American_Philosophical_Society&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Richardson Hall"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Constance_Coleman_Richardson" title="Constance Coleman Richardson">Constance C.</a> and <a href="/wiki/Edgar_Preston_Richardson" title="Edgar Preston Richardson">Edgar P. Richardson</a> Hall at 431 Chestnut Street, immediately west of Benjamin Franklin Hall, is the former Pennsylvania Company for Insurances on Lives and Granting Annuities Building, which was built in 1871–1873 and designed by <a href="/wiki/Addison_Hutton" title="Addison Hutton">Addison Hutton</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It contains offices and the Consortium for History of Science, Technology and Medicine.<sup id="cite_ref-apsdir_20-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-apsdir-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Gallery">Gallery</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=American_Philosophical_Society&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Gallery"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional center"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 255px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 250px; height: 280px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:PSM_V60_D442_Place_of_meeting_in_the_building_of_the_society.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Interior of Philosophical Hall, c. 1901–02"><img alt="Interior of Philosophical Hall, c. 1901–02" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/PSM_V60_D442_Place_of_meeting_in_the_building_of_the_society.png/218px-PSM_V60_D442_Place_of_meeting_in_the_building_of_the_society.png" decoding="async" width="218" height="250" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/PSM_V60_D442_Place_of_meeting_in_the_building_of_the_society.png/327px-PSM_V60_D442_Place_of_meeting_in_the_building_of_the_society.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/PSM_V60_D442_Place_of_meeting_in_the_building_of_the_society.png/436px-PSM_V60_D442_Place_of_meeting_in_the_building_of_the_society.png 2x" data-file-width="1405" data-file-height="1610" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Interior of Philosophical Hall, <abbr title="circa">c.</abbr><span style="white-space:nowrap;"> 1901–02</span></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 255px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 250px; height: 280px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Farmers%27_%26_Mechanics%27_Bank_427_Chestnut_Street.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Benjamin Franklin Hall in 2013"><img alt="Benjamin Franklin Hall in 2013" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/Farmers%27_%26_Mechanics%27_Bank_427_Chestnut_Street.jpg/204px-Farmers%27_%26_Mechanics%27_Bank_427_Chestnut_Street.jpg" decoding="async" width="204" height="250" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/Farmers%27_%26_Mechanics%27_Bank_427_Chestnut_Street.jpg/306px-Farmers%27_%26_Mechanics%27_Bank_427_Chestnut_Street.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/Farmers%27_%26_Mechanics%27_Bank_427_Chestnut_Street.jpg/409px-Farmers%27_%26_Mechanics%27_Bank_427_Chestnut_Street.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2377" data-file-height="2908" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Benjamin Franklin Hall in 2013</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 255px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 250px; height: 280px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Pennsylvania_Company_for_Insurances_on_Lives_and_Granting_Annuities_431_Chestnut_Street.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Richardson Hall in 2013"><img alt="Richardson Hall in 2013" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Pennsylvania_Company_for_Insurances_on_Lives_and_Granting_Annuities_431_Chestnut_Street.jpg/159px-Pennsylvania_Company_for_Insurances_on_Lives_and_Granting_Annuities_431_Chestnut_Street.jpg" decoding="async" width="159" height="250" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Pennsylvania_Company_for_Insurances_on_Lives_and_Granting_Annuities_431_Chestnut_Street.jpg/239px-Pennsylvania_Company_for_Insurances_on_Lives_and_Granting_Annuities_431_Chestnut_Street.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Pennsylvania_Company_for_Insurances_on_Lives_and_Granting_Annuities_431_Chestnut_Street.jpg/318px-Pennsylvania_Company_for_Insurances_on_Lives_and_Granting_Annuities_431_Chestnut_Street.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2041" data-file-height="3205" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Richardson Hall in 2013</div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Citations">Citations</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=American_Philosophical_Society&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Citations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-nris-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-nris_1-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://npgallery.nps.gov/AssetDetail/NRIS/66000675">"National Register Information System – (#66000675)"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places" title="National Register of Historic Places">National Register of Historic Places</a></i>. <a href="/wiki/National_Park_Service" title="National Park Service">National Park Service</a>. 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title="Free Library of Philadelphia">Free Library</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Police_Department" title="Philadelphia Police Department">Police Department</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/School_District_of_Philadelphia" title="School District of Philadelphia">School district</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#FACF0B; color: #115AAC;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Philadelphia_neighborhoods" title="List of Philadelphia neighborhoods">Neighborhoods</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Center_City,_Philadelphia" title="Center City, Philadelphia">Center City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Philadelphia" title="North Philadelphia">North Philadelphia</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lower_North_Philadelphia" title="Lower North Philadelphia">Lower North</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Upper_North_Philadelphia" title="Upper North Philadelphia">Upper North</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Olney-Oak_Lane,_Philadelphia" title="Olney-Oak Lane, Philadelphia">Olney-Oak Lane</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northeast_Philadelphia" title="Northeast Philadelphia">Northeast Philadelphia</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/River_Wards,_Philadelphia" title="River Wards, Philadelphia">River Wards</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northwest_Philadelphia" title="Northwest Philadelphia">Northwest Philadelphia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Philadelphia" title="South Philadelphia">South Philadelphia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Southwest_Philadelphia" title="Southwest Philadelphia">Southwest Philadelphia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_Philadelphia" title="West Philadelphia">West Philadelphia</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#FACF0B; color: #115AAC;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_museums_in_Philadelphia" title="List of museums in Philadelphia">Museums</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Academy_of_Natural_Sciences_of_Drexel_University" title="Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University">Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/African_American_Museum_in_Philadelphia" title="African American Museum in Philadelphia">African American Museum in Philadelphia</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">American Philosophical Society</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_Swedish_Historical_Museum" title="American Swedish Historical Museum">American Swedish Historical Museum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Athenaeum_of_Philadelphia" title="Athenaeum of Philadelphia">Athenaeum of Philadelphia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barnes_Foundation" title="Barnes Foundation">Barnes Foundation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bartram%27s_Garden" title="Bartram's Garden">Bartram's Garden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Belmont_Mansion_(Philadelphia)" title="Belmont Mansion (Philadelphia)">Belmont Mansion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Betsy_Ross_House" title="Betsy Ross House">Betsy Ross House</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Civil_War_Museum_of_Philadelphia" title="Civil War Museum of Philadelphia">Civil War Museum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cliveden_(Benjamin_Chew_House)" title="Cliveden (Benjamin Chew House)">Cliveden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eastern_State_Penitentiary" title="Eastern State Penitentiary">Eastern State Penitentiary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ebenezer_Maxwell_House" title="Ebenezer Maxwell House">Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edgar_Allan_Poe_National_Historic_Site" title="Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site">Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elfreth%27s_Alley" title="Elfreth's Alley">Elfreth's Alley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Fabric_Workshop_and_Museum" title="The Fabric Workshop and Museum">Fabric Workshop and Museum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fairmount_Water_Works" title="Fairmount Water Works">Fairmount Water Works</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fort_Mifflin" title="Fort Mifflin">Fort Mifflin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Franklin_Institute" title="Franklin Institute">Franklin Institute</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Germantown_White_House" title="Germantown White House">Germantown White House</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glen_Foerd_on_the_Delaware" title="Glen Foerd on the Delaware">Glen Foerd on the Delaware</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Ruan_House" title="John Ruan House">Grand Army of the Republic Civil War Museum and Library</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grumblethorpe" title="Grumblethorpe">Grumblethorpe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hill%E2%80%93Physick%E2%80%93Keith_House" title="Hill–Physick–Keith House">Hill–Physick–Keith House</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Historic_Strawberry_Mansion" title="Historic Strawberry Mansion">Historic Strawberry Mansion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Historical_Society_of_Frankford" title="Historical Society of Frankford">Historical Society of Frankford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Historical_Society_of_Pennsylvania" title="Historical Society of Pennsylvania">Historical Society of Pennsylvania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Independence_National_Historical_Park" title="Independence National Historical Park">Independence National Historical Park</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Independence_Hall" title="Independence Hall">Independence Hall</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Independence_Seaport_Museum" title="Independence Seaport Museum">Independence Seaport Museum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Insectarium_(Philadelphia)" class="mw-redirect" title="Insectarium (Philadelphia)">Insectarium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Institute_of_Contemporary_Art,_Philadelphia" title="Institute of Contemporary Art, Philadelphia">Institute of Contemporary Art</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Johnson_House_(Philadelphia,_Pennsylvania)" title="John 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title="Wagner Free Institute of Science">Wagner Free Institute of Science</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Woodmere_Art_Museum" title="Woodmere Art Museum">Woodmere Art Museum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wyck_House" title="Wyck House">Wyck House</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#FACF0B; color: #115AAC;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Sports_in_Philadelphia" title="Sports in Philadelphia">Sports</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_76ers" title="Philadelphia 76ers">76ers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Eagles" title="Philadelphia Eagles">Eagles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Flyers" title="Philadelphia Flyers">Flyers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Freedoms" title="Philadelphia Freedoms">Freedoms</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Phillies" title="Philadelphia Phillies">Phillies</a></li> 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Register of Historic Places listings in Beaver County, Pennsylvania">Beaver</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Bedford_County,_Pennsylvania" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in Bedford County, Pennsylvania">Bedford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Berks_County,_Pennsylvania" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in Berks County, Pennsylvania">Berks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Blair_County,_Pennsylvania" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in Blair County, Pennsylvania">Blair</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Bradford_County,_Pennsylvania" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in Bradford County, Pennsylvania">Bradford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Bucks_County,_Pennsylvania" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in Bucks County, Pennsylvania">Bucks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Butler_County,_Pennsylvania" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in Butler County, Pennsylvania">Butler</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Cambria_County,_Pennsylvania" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in Cambria County, Pennsylvania">Cambria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Cameron_County,_Pennsylvania" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in Cameron County, Pennsylvania">Cameron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Carbon_County,_Pennsylvania" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in Carbon County, Pennsylvania">Carbon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Centre_County,_Pennsylvania" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in Centre County, Pennsylvania">Centre</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Chester_County,_Pennsylvania" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in Chester County, Pennsylvania">Chester</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_eastern_Chester_County,_Pennsylvania" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in eastern Chester County, Pennsylvania">East</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_northern_Chester_County,_Pennsylvania" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in northern Chester County, Pennsylvania">North</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_southern_Chester_County,_Pennsylvania" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in southern Chester County, Pennsylvania">South</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Clarion_County,_Pennsylvania" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in Clarion County, Pennsylvania">Clarion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Clearfield_County,_Pennsylvania" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania">Clearfield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Clinton_County,_Pennsylvania" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in Clinton County, Pennsylvania">Clinton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Columbia_County,_Pennsylvania" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in Columbia County, Pennsylvania">Columbia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Crawford_County,_Pennsylvania" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in Crawford County, Pennsylvania">Crawford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Cumberland_County,_Pennsylvania" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania">Cumberland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Dauphin_County,_Pennsylvania" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania">Dauphin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Delaware_County,_Pennsylvania" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in Delaware County, Pennsylvania">Delaware</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Elk_County,_Pennsylvania" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in Elk County, Pennsylvania">Elk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Erie_County,_Pennsylvania" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in Erie County, Pennsylvania">Erie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Fayette_County,_Pennsylvania" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in Fayette County, Pennsylvania">Fayette</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Forest_County,_Pennsylvania" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in Forest County, Pennsylvania">Forest</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Franklin_County,_Pennsylvania" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in Franklin County, Pennsylvania">Franklin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Fulton_County,_Pennsylvania" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in Fulton County, Pennsylvania">Fulton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Greene_County,_Pennsylvania" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in Greene County, Pennsylvania">Greene</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Huntingdon_County,_Pennsylvania" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania">Huntingdon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Indiana_County,_Pennsylvania" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in Indiana County, Pennsylvania">Indiana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Jefferson_County,_Pennsylvania" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania">Jefferson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Juniata_County,_Pennsylvania" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in Juniata County, Pennsylvania">Juniata</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Lackawanna_County,_Pennsylvania" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania">Lackawanna</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Lancaster_County,_Pennsylvania" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania">Lancaster</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Lawrence_County,_Pennsylvania" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania">Lawrence</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Lebanon_County,_Pennsylvania" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania">Lebanon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Lehigh_County,_Pennsylvania" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania">Lehigh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Luzerne_County,_Pennsylvania" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania">Luzerne</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Lycoming_County,_Pennsylvania" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania">Lycoming</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_McKean_County,_Pennsylvania" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in McKean County, Pennsylvania">McKean</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Mercer_County,_Pennsylvania" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in Mercer County, Pennsylvania">Mercer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Mifflin_County,_Pennsylvania" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in Mifflin County, Pennsylvania">Mifflin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Monroe_County,_Pennsylvania" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in Monroe County, Pennsylvania">Monroe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Montgomery_County,_Pennsylvania" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania">Montgomery</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Montour_County,_Pennsylvania" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in Montour County, Pennsylvania">Montour</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Northampton_County,_Pennsylvania" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in Northampton County, Pennsylvania">Northampton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Northumberland_County,_Pennsylvania" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania">Northumberland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Perry_County,_Pennsylvania" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in Perry County, Pennsylvania">Perry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Philadelphia" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in Philadelphia">Philadelphia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Pike_County,_Pennsylvania" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in Pike County, Pennsylvania">Pike</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Potter_County,_Pennsylvania" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in Potter County, Pennsylvania">Potter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Schuylkill_County,_Pennsylvania" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania">Schuylkill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Snyder_County,_Pennsylvania" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in Snyder County, Pennsylvania">Snyder</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Somerset_County,_Pennsylvania" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in Somerset County, Pennsylvania">Somerset</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Sullivan_County,_Pennsylvania" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in Sullivan County, Pennsylvania">Sullivan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Susquehanna_County,_Pennsylvania" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania">Susquehanna</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Tioga_County,_Pennsylvania" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in Tioga County, Pennsylvania">Tioga</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Union_County,_Pennsylvania" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in Union County, Pennsylvania">Union</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Venango_County,_Pennsylvania" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in Venango County, Pennsylvania">Venango</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Warren_County,_Pennsylvania" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in Warren County, Pennsylvania">Warren</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Washington_County,_Pennsylvania" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in Washington County, Pennsylvania">Washington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Wayne_County,_Pennsylvania" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in Wayne County, Pennsylvania">Wayne</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Westmoreland_County,_Pennsylvania" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania">Westmoreland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Wyoming_County,_Pennsylvania" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in Wyoming County, Pennsylvania">Wyoming</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_York_County,_Pennsylvania" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in York County, Pennsylvania">York</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#A8EDEF;color:black">Lists by city</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Pittsburgh,_Pennsylvania" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania">Pittsburgh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Lancaster,_Pennsylvania" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in Lancaster, Pennsylvania">Lancaster</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Philadelphia" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in Philadelphia">Philadelphia</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Center_City,_Philadelphia" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in Center City, Philadelphia">Center City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_North_Philadelphia" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in North Philadelphia">North</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Northeast_Philadelphia" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in Northeast Philadelphia">Northeast</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Northwest_Philadelphia" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in Northwest Philadelphia">Northwest</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_South_Philadelphia" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in South Philadelphia">South</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Southwest_Philadelphia" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in Southwest Philadelphia">Southwest</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_West_Philadelphia" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in West Philadelphia">West</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#A8EDEF;color:black">Other lists</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_European_archaeological_sites_on_the_National_Register_of_Historic_Places_in_Pennsylvania" title="List of European archaeological sites on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania">European archaeological sites</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Native_American_archaeological_sites_on_the_National_Register_of_Historic_Places_in_Pennsylvania" title="List of Native American archaeological sites on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania">Native American archaeological sites</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_bridges_on_the_National_Register_of_Historic_Places_in_Pennsylvania" title="List of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania">Bridges</a> (<a href="/wiki/List_of_covered_bridges_on_the_National_Register_of_Historic_Places_in_Pennsylvania" title="List of covered bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania">covered</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_National_Historic_Landmarks_in_Pennsylvania" title="List of National Historic Landmarks in Pennsylvania">National Historic Landmarks</a> (<a href="/wiki/List_of_National_Historic_Landmarks_in_Philadelphia" title="List of National Historic Landmarks in Philadelphia">Philadelphia</a>)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow hlist" colspan="3" style="background-color:#A8EDEF;color:black"><div> <ul><li><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Category"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/96/Symbol_category_class.svg/16px-Symbol_category_class.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/96/Symbol_category_class.svg/23px-Symbol_category_class.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/96/Symbol_category_class.svg/31px-Symbol_category_class.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="180" 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States</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Join,_or_Die" title="Join, or Die"><i>Join, or Die.</i> (1754 political cartoon)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Albany_Plan" title="Albany Plan">Albany Plan of Union</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Albany_Congress" title="Albany Congress">Albany Congress</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hutchinson_letters_affair" title="Hutchinson letters affair">Hutchinson letters affair</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Committee_of_Secret_Correspondence" title="Committee of Secret Correspondence">Committee of Secret Correspondence</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Committee_of_Five" title="Committee of Five">Committee of Five</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/All_men_are_created_equal" title="All men are created equal">"...to be self-evident"</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Declaration_of_Independence" title="United States Declaration of Independence">Declaration of Independence</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Model_Treaty" title="Model Treaty">Model Treaty</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Franco-American_alliance" title="Franco-American alliance">Franco-American alliance</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Treaty_of_Amity_and_Commerce_(France%E2%80%93United_States)" title="Treaty of Amity and Commerce (France–United States)">Treaty of Amity and Commerce</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Treaty_of_Alliance_(1778)" title="Treaty of Alliance (1778)">Treaty of Alliance</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Staten_Island_Peace_Conference" title="Staten Island Peace Conference">Staten Island Peace Conference</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania_Constitution_of_1776" title="Pennsylvania Constitution of 1776">1776 Pennsylvania Constitution</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Libertas_Americana" title="Libertas Americana">Libertas Americana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Treaty_of_Paris_(1783)" title="Treaty of Paris (1783)">Treaty of Paris, 1783</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Constitutional_Convention_(United_States)" title="Constitutional Convention (United States)">Delegate, 1787 Constitutional Convention</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Province_of_Pennsylvania#Government" title="Province of Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania Provincial Assembly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Postmaster_General" title="United States Postmaster General">Postmaster General</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Founding_Fathers_of_the_United_States" title="Founding Fathers of the United States">Founding Fathers</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Inventions,<br />other events</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Franklin%27s_electrostatic_machine" title="Franklin's electrostatic machine">Franklin's electrostatic machine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bifocals" title="Bifocals">Bifocals</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Franklin_stove" title="Franklin stove">Franklin stove</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glass_harmonica#Franklin's_armonica" title="Glass harmonica">Glass armonica</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gulf_Stream#History" title="Gulf Stream">Gulf Stream exploration, naming, and chart</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lightning_rod" title="Lightning rod">Lightning rod</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kite_experiment" title="Kite experiment">Kite experiment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pay_it_forward" title="Pay it forward">Pay it forward</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Associators" title="Associators">Associators</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/111th_Infantry_Regiment_(United_States)" title="111th Infantry Regiment (United States)">111th Infantry Regiment</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Junto_(club)" title="Junto (club)">Junto club</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">American Philosophical Society</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_Company_of_Philadelphia" title="Library Company of Philadelphia">Library Company of Philadelphia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania_Hospital" title="Pennsylvania Hospital">Pennsylvania Hospital</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Academy_and_College_of_Philadelphia" title="Academy and College of Philadelphia">Academy and College of Philadelphia</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/University_of_Pennsylvania" title="University of Pennsylvania">University of Pennsylvania</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Contributionship" title="Philadelphia Contributionship">Philadelphia Contributionship</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Union_Fire_Company" title="Union Fire Company">Union Fire Company</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Early_American_currency" title="Early American currency">Early American currency</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Continental_Currency_dollar_coin" title="Continental Currency dollar coin">Continental Currency dollar coin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fugio_cent" title="Fugio cent">Fugio cent</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Postage_stamps_and_postal_history_of_the_United_States#Early_postal_history" title="Postage stamps and postal history of the United States">United States Postal Service</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_street_lighting_in_the_United_States" title="History of street lighting in the United States">Street lighting</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania_Abolition_Society" title="Pennsylvania Abolition Society">President, Pennsylvania Abolition Society</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Les_Neuf_S%C5%93urs" title="Les Neuf Sœurs">Master, Les Neuf Sœurs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christ_Church_Burial_Ground" title="Christ Church Burial Ground">Gravesite</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Writings</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/The_Papers_of_Benjamin_Franklin" title="The Papers of Benjamin Franklin">The Papers of Benjamin Franklin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Founders_Online" title="Founders Online">Founders Online</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Silence_Dogood" title="Silence Dogood">Silence Dogood letters (1722)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A_Dissertation_on_Liberty_and_Necessity,_Pleasure_and_Pain" title="A Dissertation on Liberty and Necessity, Pleasure and Pain"><i>A Dissertation on Liberty and Necessity, Pleasure and Pain</i> (1725)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Busy-Body_(pen_name)" title="The Busy-Body (pen name)">The Busy-Body columns (1729)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Pennsylvania_Gazette" title="The Pennsylvania Gazette"><i>The Pennsylvania Gazette</i> (1729–1790)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Early_American_publishers_and_printers" title="Early American publishers and printers">Early American publishers and printers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Poor_Richard%27s_Almanack" title="Poor Richard's Almanack"><i>Poor Richard's Almanack</i> (1732–1758)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Drinker%27s_Dictionary" title="The Drinker's Dictionary">The Drinker's Dictionary (1737)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Advice_to_a_Friend_on_Choosing_a_Mistress" title="Advice to a Friend on Choosing a Mistress">"Advice to a Friend on Choosing a Mistress" (1745)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Speech_of_Polly_Baker" title="The Speech of Polly Baker">"The Speech of Polly Baker" (1747)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Observations_Concerning_the_Increase_of_Mankind,_Peopling_of_Countries,_etc." title="Observations Concerning the Increase of Mankind, Peopling of Countries, etc."><i>Observations Concerning the Increase of Mankind, Peopling of Countries, etc.</i> (1751)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Experiments_and_Observations_on_Electricity" title="Experiments and Observations on Electricity"><i>Experiments and Observations on Electricity</i> (1751)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Birch#Copies_of_Franklin_letters" title="Thomas Birch">Birch letters (1755)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Way_to_Wealth" title="The Way to Wealth"><i>The Way to Wealth</i> (1758)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania_Chronicle" title="Pennsylvania Chronicle"><i>Pennsylvania Chronicle</i> (1767)</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Rules_By_Which_A_Great_Empire_May_Be_Reduced_To_A_Small_One" class="extiw" title="s:Rules By Which A Great Empire May Be Reduced To A Small One"><i>Rules by Which a Great Empire May Be Reduced to a Small One</i> (1773)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indian_removal#Benjamin_Franklin" title="Indian removal">Proposed alliance with the Iroquois (1775)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A_Letter_to_a_Royal_Academy" title="A Letter to a Royal Academy"><i>A Letter to a Royal Academy</i> (1781)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Noble_savage#Benjamin_Franklin's_Remarks_Concerning_the_Savages_of_North_America" class="mw-redirect" title="Noble savage"><i>Remarks Concerning the Savages of North America</i> (1784)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Morals_of_Chess" title="The Morals of Chess">"The Morals of Chess" (1786)</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/An_Address_to_the_Public" class="extiw" title="s:An Address to the Public"><i>An Address to the Public</i> (1789)</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/A_Plan_for_Improving_the_Condition_of_the_Free_Blacks" class="extiw" title="s:A Plan for Improving the Condition of the Free Blacks"><i>A Plan for Improving the Condition of the Free Blacks</i> (1789)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Autobiography_of_Benjamin_Franklin" title="The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin"><i>The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin</i> (1771–1790, pub. 1791)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bagatelles_and_Satires" title="Bagatelles and Satires"><i>Bagatelles and Satires</i> (pub. 1845)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_American_newspapers#The_New_England_Courant" title="History of American newspapers">Franklin as a journalist</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Benjamin_Franklin%27s_phonetic_alphabet" title="Benjamin Franklin's phonetic alphabet">Franklin's phonetic alphabet</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Legacy</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bibliography_of_Benjamin_Franklin" title="Bibliography of Benjamin Franklin">Bibliography</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Franklin_Court" title="Franklin Court">Franklin Court</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Benjamin_Franklin_House" title="Benjamin Franklin House">Benjamin Franklin House</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Benjamin_Franklin_Institute_of_Technology" class="mw-redirect" title="Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology">Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Benjamin_Franklin_Parkway" title="Benjamin Franklin Parkway">Benjamin Franklin Parkway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Benjamin_Franklin_National_Memorial" title="Benjamin Franklin National Memorial">Benjamin Franklin National Memorial</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Franklin_Institute" title="Franklin Institute">Franklin Institute</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Franklin_Institute_Awards" title="Franklin Institute Awards">awards</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Franklin_Medal" title="Franklin Medal">medal</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Benjamin_Franklin_Medal_(American_Philosophical_Society)" title="Benjamin Franklin Medal (American Philosophical Society)">Benjamin Franklin Medal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Benjamin_Franklin_Medal_(Royal_Society_of_Arts)" title="Benjamin Franklin Medal (Royal Society of Arts)">Royal Society of Arts medal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Apotheosis_of_Washington" title="The Apotheosis of Washington">Depicted in <i>The Apotheosis of Washington</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Memorial_to_the_56_Signers_of_the_Declaration_of_Independence" title="Memorial to the 56 Signers of the Declaration of Independence">Memorial to the 56 Signers of the Declaration of Independence</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Treaty_of_Paris_(painting)" title="Treaty of Paris (painting)">Treaty of Paris</a></i> (1783 painting)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Benjamin_Franklin_Drawing_Electricity_from_the_Sky" title="Benjamin Franklin Drawing Electricity from the Sky">Benjamin Franklin Drawing Electricity from the Sky</a></i> (1816 painting)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Revolutionary_War_Door" title="Revolutionary War Door">Revolutionary War Door</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Statue_of_Benjamin_Franklin_(Boston)" title="Statue of Benjamin Franklin (Boston)">Boston statue</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Statue_of_Benjamin_Franklin_(Chicago)" title="Statue of Benjamin Franklin (Chicago)">Chicago statue</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Statue_of_Benjamin_Franklin_(Columbus,_Ohio)" title="Statue of Benjamin Franklin (Columbus, Ohio)">Columbus, Ohio, statue</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Statue_of_Benjamin_Franklin_(University_of_Pennsylvania)" title="Statue of Benjamin Franklin (University of Pennsylvania)">University of Pennsylvania statue</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Statue_of_Benjamin_Franklin_(Portland,_Oregon)" title="Statue of Benjamin Franklin (Portland, Oregon)">Portland, Oregon, statue</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Statue_of_Benjamin_Franklin_(San_Francisco)" title="Statue of Benjamin Franklin (San Francisco)">San Francisco statue</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Statue_of_Benjamin_Franklin_(Stanford_University)" title="Statue of Benjamin Franklin (Stanford University)">Stanford University statue</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Statue_of_Benjamin_Franklin_(Washington,_D.C.)" title="Statue of Benjamin Franklin (Washington, D.C.)">Washington D.C. statue</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jefferson_Memorial#Exterior" title="Jefferson Memorial">Jefferson Memorial pediment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Refunding_Certificate" title="Refunding Certificate">Refunding Certificate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Franklin_half_dollar" title="Franklin half dollar">Franklin half dollar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_one-hundred-dollar_bill" title="United States one-hundred-dollar bill">One-hundred-dollar bill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Benjamin_Franklin_silver_dollar" title="Benjamin Franklin silver dollar">Franklin silver dollar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Washington%E2%80%93Franklin_Issues" title="Washington–Franklin Issues">Washington–Franklin stamps</a> <ul><li><a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Benjamin_Franklin_on_stamps" class="extiw" title="commons:Category:Benjamin Franklin on stamps">other stamps</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_places_named_for_Benjamin_Franklin" title="List of places named for Benjamin Franklin">Cities, counties, schools named for Franklin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Benjamin_Franklin_College" title="Benjamin Franklin College">Benjamin Franklin College</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Franklin_Field" title="Franklin Field">Franklin Field</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mount_Franklin_(New_Hampshire)" title="Mount Franklin (New Hampshire)">Mount Franklin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/State_of_Franklin" title="State of Franklin">State of Franklin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sons_of_Ben_(MLS_supporters_association)" title="Sons of Ben (MLS supporters association)">Sons of Ben (Philadelphia Union)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Franklin" title="USS Franklin">Ships named USS <i>Franklin</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ben_Franklin_effect" title="Ben Franklin effect">Ben Franklin effect</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Benjamin_Franklin_in_popular_culture" title="Benjamin Franklin in popular culture">In popular culture</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ben_and_Me" title="Ben and Me"><i>Ben and Me</i> (1953 short)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ben_Franklin_in_Paris" title="Ben Franklin in Paris"><i>Ben Franklin in Paris</i> (1964 musical play)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1776_(musical)" title="1776 (musical)"><i>1776</i> (1969 musical</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1776_(film)" title="1776 (film)">1972 film</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Benjamin_Franklin_(miniseries)" title="Benjamin Franklin (miniseries)"><i>Benjamin Franklin</i> (miniseries)</a> (1972)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/A_More_Perfect_Union_(film)" title="A More Perfect Union (film)"><i>A More Perfect Union</i> (1989 film)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Liberty!" title="Liberty!"><i>Liberty!</i> (1997 documentary series)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Liberty%27s_Kids" title="Liberty's Kids"><i>Liberty's Kids</i> (2002 animated series)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Benjamin_Franklin_(2002_TV_series)" title="Benjamin Franklin (2002 TV series)"><i>Benjamin Franklin</i> (2002 documentary series)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Adams_(miniseries)" title="John Adams (miniseries)"><i>John Adams</i> (2008 miniseries)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sons_of_Liberty_(miniseries)" title="Sons of Liberty (miniseries)"><i>Sons of Liberty</i> (2015 miniseries)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Benjamin_Franklin_(film)" title="Benjamin Franklin (film)"><i>Benjamin Franklin</i> (2022 documentary)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Franklin_(miniseries)" title="Franklin (miniseries)"><i>Franklin</i> (2024 miniseries)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Related</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Age_of_Enlightenment" title="Age of Enlightenment">Age of Enlightenment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_Enlightenment" title="American Enlightenment">American Enlightenment</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_New-England_Courant" title="The New-England Courant">The 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title="Sarah Franklin Bache">Sarah Franklin Bache (daughter)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Temple_Franklin" title="William Temple Franklin">William Franklin (grandson)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Benjamin_Franklin_Bache" title="Benjamin Franklin Bache">Benjamin F. Bache (grandson)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Louis_Franklin_Bache" title="Louis Franklin Bache">Louis F. Bache (grandson)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richard_Bache_Jr." title="Richard Bache Jr.">Richard Bache Jr. (grandson)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andrew_A._Harwood" title="Andrew A. 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