Our History is America's History

Explore the creation of Independence National Historical Park as we commemorate our 75th year as a unit of the National Park Service. Although there have been a lot of changes in the last 75 years, our mission remains the same: to preserve unimpaired the natural and cultural resources and values of the National Park System for the enjoyment, education, and inspiration of this and future generations.

Visiting Philadelphia? Use the map below to explore the historical markers placed throughout the park that commemorate the 75th anniversary of Independence National Historical Park.

 

 

Explore 75 Years of Independence National Historical Park

In Philadelphia? Use the map below to find the locations of seven historical markers in the park that tell the story of the creation of Independence NHP.

Find Out:

• What's Original
• How historic sites like Independence Hall were restored
• Why the Liberty Bell was moved, twice!
• What landscapes were changed
• Who benefited from the changes, who lost
• About the diversity and complexity of the nation's past.
• And most importantly, find out how Independence National Historical Park continues preserving, protecting, and interpreting Philadelphia's and the nation's history.

 

Map with historical marker locations

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Historic Markers and links to locations:

1. Independence Mall – A Landscape Transformed
2. Independence Square – An Icon Restored (To Access this wayside, enter through security at 5th and Chestnut Streets.)
3. Independence Square – The Challenges of Preservation (To Access this wayside, enter through security at 5th and Chestnut Streets.)
4. Behind Carpenters’ Hall – A Changing Neighborhood
5. 4th and Chestnut Streets – What Was Lost?
6. Franklin Court – Where is Benjamin Franklin’s House
7. Market Street – Franklin’s Market Street Houses