Event

Ranger Program: "America’s First Veterans"

Independence National Historical Park

Fee:

Free.

Location:

Portrait Gallery in the Second Bank of the U.S., Chestnut Street between 4th and 5th Streets

Dates & Times

Date:

Saturday, November 9, 2019

Time:

3:30 PM

Duration:

30 minutes

Type of Event

Talk

Description

Explore the stories of veterans of the War for Independence.  Learn about the struggle to provide pensions for veterans after the war, and hear how some veterans such as George Washington, Alexander Hamilton, and John Marshall, continued to serve the nation for decades.

Reservation or Registration: No

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