Philadelphia in the Industrial Revolution

The atlas holds 7 people and 24 moments here, from 1762 to 1838. The most recorded lives are George Washington, Benjamin Franklin and John Adams.

George Washington
from 1775 to 1793
6 moments here
George Washington was a Virginia surveyor, planter, military commander, revolutionary leader, constitutional statesman, and the first president of…
Benjamin Franklin
from 1762 to 1790
6 moments here
American printer, scientist, civic leader, colonial agent, revolutionary statesman, and diplomat.…
John Adams
from 1774 to 1797
4 moments here
American lawyer, revolutionary leader, diplomat, first vice president of the United States, and second U.S. president.…
James Madison
from 1780 to 1787
4 moments here
James Madison (1751–1836) was a Virginia planter, revolutionary politician, delegate to the Continental and Confederation congresses, architect of…
Thomas Jefferson
in 1776
2 moments here
Thomas Jefferson was an American lawyer, Virginia political leader, diplomat, secretary of state, vice president, and third president of the United…
Edgar Allan Poe
in 1838
1 moment here
American writer, poet, editor, and literary critic whose work helped shape Gothic fiction, detective fiction, and early science fiction.…
Simón Bolívar
in 1807
1 moment here
Venezuelan military and political leader known as El Libertador. Bolívar led revolutionary campaigns that helped secure the independence of…