Is Philadelphia an important city in American History?

[Lol D]

Why?

[matthew b]

It's where the Declaration of Independance was written.

[Jimbob]

nahhh...

[Jack]

Well, Philly was the first capitol of this country.....ben franklin and alot of the other founding fathers lived there. ......sounds pretty important to me

[razorlax007]

YES! because Wikipedia says it is!
A commercial, educational, and cultural center, the city was once the second-largest in the British Empire[2] (after London), and the social and geographical center of the original 13 American colonies. Ben Franklin took a large role in Philadelphia's early rise to prominence. It was in this city that many of the ideas, and subsequent actions, gave birth to the American Revolution and American Independence, making Philadelphia a centerpiece of early American history. It was the most populous city of the young United States, and served as the nation's first capital during much of the Revolutionary War and after. Following the ratification of the U.S. Constitution, it was the temporary national capital from 1790 to 1800 while Washington, DC was under construction.

[Luckycherries341]

Philadelphia is the largest city in Pennsylvania and the sixth-most-populous city in the United States.

in 2005, the population of the city proper was estimated to be over 1.4 million, while the Greater Philadelphia metropolitan area's population of 5.8 million made it the country's fifth-largest. the city is the nation's fourth-largest urban area by population and its fourth-largest consumer media market as ranked by the Nielsen Media Research. it is the county seat of Philadelphia County (with which it is coterminous). popular nicknames for Philadelphia include Philly and The City of Brotherly Love.

a commercial, educational, and cultural center, the city was once the second-largest in the British Empire (after London), and the social and geographical center of the original 13 American colonies. Ben Franklin took a large role in Philadelphia's early rise to prominence. it was in this city that many of the ideas, and subsequent actions, gave birth to the American Revolution and American Independence, making Philadelphia a centerpiece of early American history. it was the most populous city of the young United States, and served as the nation's first capital during much of the Revolutionary War and after. following the ratification of the U.S. Constitution, it was the temporary national capital from 1790 to 1800 while Washington, DC was under construction.

also, the U.S. Department of Commerce Office of Travel and Tourism Industries announced that the city of Philadelphia has made a record-breaking feat of 710,000 international visitors in 2008. a large increase of 29% from the previous year, which places Philadelphia as the 11th most visited city in the United States.