Pennsylvania: Teaching with Historic Places

Teaching with Historic Places (TwHP) uses historic places in National Parks and in the National Park Service's National Register of Historic Places to enliven history, social studies, geography, civics, and other subjects. Here you’ll find place-based educational resources relating to historic places in Pennsylvania. Discover more resources at the Teaching with Historic Places homepage.

Featured Educational Resources

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  Independence Hall

  Learn about Independence Hall and about how the international influence of the Declaration of Independence.

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  WWI Philadelphia Navy Yard

  Philadelphia's Navy Yard played a critical role in supporting America's involvement in World War I.

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  Thaw in the Cold War

  Discover how President Eisenhower's brand of diplomacy at this Pennsylvania farm temporarily eased the tensions of the Cold War.