Education
16
The American Philosophical Society, founded by Benjamin Franklin in 1743 as an outgrowth of The Junto of 1727 and reorganized in 1769, was the first learned society in the British Plantations in America. This building was erected from 1786 to 1789.
Hear stories like this as you drive
ExploreHere reads historical markers out loud as you pass them: over 325,000 stories across the US. No account needed.
4.7 · 800+ ratings · Free
FIND IT
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · United States
