Event
Ranger Program: "America’s First Veterans"
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Fee:
Free.Location:
Portrait Gallery in the Second Bank of the U.S., Chestnut Street between 4th and 5th StreetsDates & Times
Date:
Saturday, November 9, 2019
Time:
3:30 PM
Duration:
30 minutes
Type of Event
Talk
Description
Explore the stories of veterans of the War for Independence. Learn about the struggle to provide pensions for veterans after the war, and hear how some veterans such as George Washington, Alexander Hamilton, and John Marshall, continued to serve the nation for decades.