Thursday, 10 October 2013

Philadelphia

The place where the leaders of the 13 states came together to put on paper the United States Constitution, to show how they are going to be governed. 

"We the people ......."

The history is so powerful .... as mentioned in my previous blog of Washington seeing the documents ... now seeing where they were written and ratified. 


This museum was set up like it would of been with all the members that were there that discussed and signed the Constitution ... all but 3 that were there did not sign ... the chairman was George Washington ... at that time had already served 2 terms as President. With Benjamin Franklin nominating Washington as the chair the numbers rose.



 
George Washington

 
Benjamin Franklin

 
other members of the 13 states and delegates - no states of the South...


 
 
even the guy behind me saying ....who is this.... bloody tourist
 
Interesting fact ... only 1 man out of the 39 that were there became President
James Madison - 4th President
 
 
the room where the constitution was ratified

 
Washington's chair
 
 
The crest on the chair - was it a sun rise or a sun set...
"its the dawn over the new country" - its a sunrise
 
 
Constitution Hall


 
The Liberty Bell rang in the tower of the Constitution Hall


 
( I love this pic - showing the tower and the bell )



 
the first congress sat and did so for 10 years

 
The seats where the states delegates sat.
 
 
The Senate - the head of the Senate is the Vice Predident


 
The emblems on the floor are of the original states that signed

 
US coat of arms
 



 
 
 
 
 
 
Yo Adrian

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