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SUMMARY:Special Independence Week Tours: Patriots & Loyalists at Woodf
 ord Mansion
DESCRIPTION:During the years leading up to and during the American Rev
 olution, some Philadelphia residents were engaged in the fight for ind
 ependence, while others loyally supported the British monarchy in the 
 colonies.  Woodford’s owners and residents fell on both sides of th
 e battle between 1756 and 1781.  Woodford founder William Coleman was
  a close friend of Benjamin Franklin and was a founding member of the 
 Junto with Franklin.  He also played a pivotal role in the founding o
 f the American Philosophical Society, University of Pennsylvania, Penn
 sylvania Hospital and The Philadelphia Contributionship – Philadelph
 ia’s first fire insurance company.  Coleman’s orphaned nephew, Ge
 orge Clymer, also lived at Woodford, and would later serve as a delega
 te to the Second Continental Congress and sign both the Declaration of
  Independence and the U.S. Constitution.  Successful merchant David F
 ranks actively assisted both sides of the revolutionary conflict while
  he lived at Woodford.  Yet his socialite daughter, Rebecca Franks, d
 emonstrated a preference for Crown officers during the British occupat
 ion of Philadelphia.  Many of the antiques that tell the stories of W
 oodford and its 18th-century residents provide evidence of both Patrio
 t and Loyalist ties in Colonial Philadelphia.\n \nCelebrate the legac
 ies of American independence with a tour of Woodford Mansion to hear t
 he stories of life in Philadelphia and the struggles between Patriots 
 and Loyalists.  Learn about Woodford’s earliest residents and their
  roles in our nation’s history. \n \nGuided tours only. Admission 
 for a guided tour is $5.00 for adults, $3.00 for senior citizens, and 
 $2 for children (ages 6-12).\n \n\nFor more information visit http://
 phillytodo.com/events/special-independence-week-tours-patriots-loyalis
 ts-at-woodford
DTSTART:20140701T140000Z
DTEND:20140706T200000Z
CATEGORIES:special, independence, week, tours
LOCATION:Woodford Mansion
WEBSITE:http://www.woodfordmansion.org
URL:http://www.woodfordmansion.org
CONTACT:215-229-6115
ORGANIZER;CN="Bryan Chan":http://phillytodo.com/profile/BryanChan
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