CSPAN3 American July 4, 2024
Historic places and up next, we travel to philadelphias Independence National historical park, learn about Congress Hall. The Meeting Place of the u. S. House and senate between 1790 and 1800. Our guide is park Ranger Matthew ifill. We are standing in the old house of representatives in a building that we Call Congress hall, although originally it was built as a courthouse for philadelphia for most of its history, thats exactly what it was. But in the years that the city of washington, d. C. Is being built, philadelphia serves as our temporary us. This room serves for the house of representati...