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National Funeral for President Washington

National Funeral for President Washington is a Pennsylvania historical marker in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, dedicated 1999.

SE corner, N 4th & Cherry Streets, Philadelphia

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George Washington died on December 14, 1799. Congress set Dec. 26 as a day of formal mourning in Philadelphia, the nation's capital from 1790 to 1800. The national funeral service was in Zion Lutheran Church--located at this site, 1766-1870--and among those attending was President John Adams. In his funeral oration, Congressman Henry Lee spoke the famous tribute: "First in war, first in peace and first in the hearts of his countrymen."

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1752 · A map of Philadelphia and parts adjacent with a perspective view of the State-house… (Leiden University Libraries)
1760 · New Engelland, New York, New Yersey und Pensilvania (Digital Commonwealth, Boston Public Library)
1777 · A plan of the city and environs of Philadelphia COLLBN 011-04-044 (Leiden University Libraries)
1778 · The course of Delaware River from Philadelphia to Chester, exhibiting the several works… (Digital Commonwealth, Boston Public Library)
1779 · A plan of the city and environs of Philadelphia : with the works and encampments of His… (Historical map archives, georeferenced via Allmaps)

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