And delegate George Washington promptly went on the bender that began America. At City Tavern, the framers’ unofficial watering hole four blocks from Independence Hall, Washington was the guest ...

and those who visit Independence Hall can see surviving copies of the documents. Visitors can also see the Assembly Room where George Washington was appointed commander in chief of the Continental ...

This 2,080-pound piece of history was once mounted in the belfry of Independence Hall ... with repairing the bell in anticipation of George Washington's birthday in 1846, but the repair was ...