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Miles From Center City Philly:
A 90-Foot Obelisk The Height of A 15 Story Building
The tallest funerary monument in America is as tall as a 15-story building and stands at the The Woodlands Cemetery. A 90-foot granite obelisk marks the tomb for Thomas Wiltberger Evans, a dentist who died in 1897. The tombstone, however, was not c . . .
The tallest funerary monument in America is as tall as a 15-story building and stands at the The Woodlands Cemetery. A 90-foot granite obelisk marks the tomb for Thomas Wiltberger Evans, a dentist who died in 1897. The tombstone, however, was not completed for another 20 years.
Philadelphia, PA
4
Miles From Center City Philly:
Civil War Monument With Acoustical Bench
At Fairmount Park sits the impressive Smith Memorial Arch honoring Pennsylvania's Civil War military and naval heroes. The most unique aspect of this momument are the whispering benches at the base of the arch. A person sitting at one end of the ve . . .
At Fairmount Park sits the impressive Smith Memorial Arch honoring Pennsylvania's Civil War military and naval heroes. The most unique aspect of this momument are the whispering benches at the base of the arch. A person sitting at one end of the very long bench can hear the person whispering at th . . .
Philadelphia, PA
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Miles From Center City Philly:
Former Location of Historic Baseball Stadium
Connie Mack Stadium, originally called Shibe Park, was a baseball stadium that was home to the Philadelphia Athletics and the Philadelphia Phillies. When it opened in 1909, it became baseball's first steel-and-concrete stadium. The stadium hosted e . . .
Connie Mack Stadium, originally called Shibe Park, was a baseball stadium that was home to the Philadelphia Athletics and the Philadelphia Phillies. When it opened in 1909, it became baseball's first steel-and-concrete stadium. The stadium hosted eight World Series and two MLB All-Star Games, as w . . .
Philadelphia, PA
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Miles From Center City Philly:
Early 1900's Wooden Playground Slide
Located at the Smith Memorial Playground, children up to 10 years old can enjoy a trip down the famous Ann Newman Giant Wooden Slide, which is 12 feet wide, 40 feet long and 10 feet high. The slide was built by Richard Smith at the turn of the 20th . . .
Located at the Smith Memorial Playground, children up to 10 years old can enjoy a trip down the famous Ann Newman Giant Wooden Slide, which is 12 feet wide, 40 feet long and 10 feet high. The slide was built by Richard Smith at the turn of the 20th century.
Philadelphia, PA
4
Miles From Center City Philly:
Bucket Filled With Pulled Human Teeth
Painless Parker was a flamboyant street dentist described as "a menace to the dignity of the profession" by the American Dental Association. The Historical Dental Museum at the Temple University School of Dentistry has a display dedicated to Parker, . . .
Painless Parker was a flamboyant street dentist described as "a menace to the dignity of the profession" by the American Dental Association. The Historical Dental Museum at the Temple University School of Dentistry has a display dedicated to Parker, with his necklace of 357 teeth and a large wooden . . .
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