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Mother Bethel A.M.E. Church
Located in the Society Hill neighborhood of Historic Philadelphia, Mother Bethel A.M.E Church sits on the oldest parcel of land continuously owned by African-Americans and includes a former church structure that doubled as a hostel for escaped enslaved Africans traveling the Underground Railroad....
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Mother Bethel A.M.E. Church
This stained-glass window honors Richard Allen who founded Mother Bethel A.M.E. Church as the mother church of the nation’s first black denomination. Located in the Society Hill neighborhood of Historic Philadelphia, Mother Bethel doubled as a hostel for escaped enslaved Africans traveling the Underground Railroad....
Credit: Photo by R. Kennedy for GPTMC
Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul
Philadelphia’s Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul, located on Logan Circle just off the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, is considered the spiritual center for the archdiocese’s 1.4 million Catholics....
Credit: Photo by T. O'Keefe for GPTMC
Mother Bethel A.M.E. Church
Located in the Society Hill section of Philadelphia, Mother Bethel A.M.E Church was a stop on the Underground Railroad and is the second oldest African-American congregation in the country....
Credit: Photo by G. Widman for GPTMC
Mother Bethel A.M.E. Church
Located in the Society Hill neighborhood of Historic Philadelphia, Mother Bethel A.M.E Church was a stop on the Underground Railroad and is the second-oldest African-American congregation in the country....
Credit: Photo by G. Widman for GPTMC
Old Pine Street Presbyterian Church
Philadelphia’s Old Pine Street Presbyterian Church, established in 1768, is the only remaining Colonial Presbyterian church and churchyard in America....
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St. Peter’s Episcopal Church
St. Peter’s Episcopal Church in the Society Hill section of Philadelphia has been in continuous use since its first service in 1761. Among its famous worshippers are George and Martha Washington, who sat in pew 41, as well as painter Charles Wilson Peale, who is buried in the churchyard....
Credit: Photo by B. Krist for GPTMC