Harriet Tubman escaped from slavery. In 1849 she fled to Philadelphia where, as a conductor on the underground railroad, she made 18 sorties into the South, liberating over 300 slaves. Ms. Tubman also served as a spy and nurse for the Union army during the Civil War. Harriet Tubman – Authentic American Hero. The figure […]
Lincoln Monument is a monument honoring Abraham Lincoln in Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. One of the first initiated in memory of the assassinated president, the monument was designed by neoclassical sculptor Randolph Rogers and completed in 1871. It is now located northeast of the intersection of Kelly Drive and Sedgley Drive, opposite Boathouse
