Points of Interest in Philadelphia: 1792

In 1792, Philadelphia included the first United States Mint, the first federal building erected under the United States Constitution, a site of multiple structures where the first coins for circulation were minted in 1793. Independence Hall was where the Declaration of Independence was approved on July 4, 1776, and it also served as the meeting place for the Second Continental Congress and the Constitutional Convention. Declaration House was the home of bricklayer Jacob Graff, where Thomas Jefferson rented two rooms in 1776 and drafted the Declaration of Independence. The First Bank of the United States, proposed by Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton, was chartered by Congress in 1791 to meet the financial needs of the new central government. The Morris Residence, home of Robert Morris, later became the President's House and residence of George Washington. The Rittenhouse Residence was the home of David Rittenhouse, a world renowned scientist and astronomer and the first Director of the United States Mint. Philosophical Hall was the home of the American Philosophical Society, founded in 1743 by Benjamin Franklin to promote enlightened learning in the sciences, and David Rittenhouse was a prominent member and leader. John Harper's Saw Shop and the Coach House were the two alleged sites for the striking of the first half-disme test coins in 1792.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · United States