Birth of the U.S. Army

Birth of the U.S. Army is a Pennsylvania historical marker in Philadelphia County, dedicated 2026.

Philadelphia County · dedicated 2026 · Independence Hall

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Created on June 14, 1775 at Independence Hall by the Second Continental Congress, the Continental Army unified a group of colonial militias into the first national military force. It became the oldest and largest branch of the U.S. Armed Forces. THIS WE’LL DEFEND

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