Second Bank of the United States

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Second Bank Portrait Gallery - Philadelphia, PA

Second Bank of the United States Portrait Gallery at 420 Chestnut St. within Independence National Historical Park was designed by William Strickland in the Greek Revival style, modeled after the Parthenon and completed in 1824. From 1845 - 1935 the building served as the Philadelphia Customs House; now it features the People of Independence Portrait Gallery. Many works are by Charles Wilson Peale.

[Wikipedia] Second Bank of the United States

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The Second Bank of the United States, located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was the second federally authorized Hamiltonian national bank in the United States during its 20-year charter from February 1816 to January 1836. The bank's formal name, according to section 9 of its charter as passed by Congress, was The President, Directors, and Company, of the Bank of the United States.
A private corporation with public duties, the bank handled all fiscal transactions for the U.S. Government, and was accountable to Congress and the U.S. Treasury. Twenty percent of its capital was owned by the federal government, the bank's single largest stockholder. Four thousand private investors held 80% of the bank's capital, including one thousand Europeans. The bulk of the stocks were held by a few hundred wealthy Americans. In its time, the institution was the largest monied corporation in the world.
The essential function of the bank was to regulate the public credit issued by private banking institutions through the fiscal duties it performed for the U.S. Treasury, and to establish a sound and stable national currency. The federal deposits endowed the BUS with its regulatory capacity.
Modeled on Alexander Hamilton's First Bank of the United States, the Second Bank was chartered by President James Madison in 1816 and began operations at its main branch in Philadelphia on January 7, 1817, managing twenty-five branch offices nationwide by 1832.
The efforts to renew the bank's charter put the institution at the center of the general election of 1832, in which the bank's president Nicholas Biddle and pro-bank National Republicans led by Henry Clay clashed with the hard-money Andrew Jackson administration and eastern banking interests in the Bank War. Failing to secure recharter, the Second Bank of the United States became a private corporation in 1836, and underwent liquidation in 1841.

⁴ᴷ Walking Tour of Philadelphia - Center City, Old City, Independence Hall, Liberty Bell, Chinatown

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I walk in Philadelphia, PA in Center City from South Street & 4th Street, through Society Hill, Old City, Market Street and Chinatown. I visit historical places such as Independence Hall, the Liberty Bell, the Betsy Ross House, the Second Bank of the United States, and Benjamin Franklin's grave.

Filmed September 15, 2018

Timestamps
1:27 - 4th Street & Lombard Street
4:47 - 4th Street & Spruce Street
8:40 - 4th Street & Walnut Street
11:00 - Second Bank of the United States
12:50 - Independence Hall (Rear View)
16:23 - Chestnut Street & Independence Mall West (Independence Hall Front View)
19:50 - Liberty Bell View from Exterior Glass
23:40 - Independence Visitor Center
27:00 - Arch Street & Independence Mall East (United States Mint & Benjamin Franklin's Grave)
32:30 - Quaker Meeting House
35:45 - 2nd Street & Arch Street
37:40 - Elfreth's Alley (USA's oldest continuously inhabited residential street)
39:20 - Front Street & Elfreth's Alley
43:30 - Market Street & Front Street
48:40 - Market Street & 4th Street
52:30 - Market Street & 6th Street
56:20 - 8th Street & Market Street
59:06 - Arch Street & 8th Street
1:02:15 - 10th Street & Arch Street (Chinatown Friendship Arch)
1:04:50 - Race Street & 10th Street
1:06:36 - 9th Street & Race Street
1:08:31 - Vine Street & 9th Street

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Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia

Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia



The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, also known as the Philadelphia Fed and the Philly Fed – headquartered at 10 N. Independence Mall West (N. 6th Street) at Arch Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with an additional entrance at N. 7th Street – is responsible for the Third District of the Federal Reserve, which covers eastern and central Pennsylvania, the nine southern counties of New Jersey, and Delaware. Its geographical territory is by far the smallest in the system, and its population base is the second-smallest (next to the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis). The current President of the Philadelphia Fed is Patrick T. Harker.

The Philadelphia Fed conducts research on both the national and regional economy. Its regional manufacturing index is the second of the regional manufacturing reports released every month (the New York Fed's Empire State Index is now released earlier), but it is still very important to the financial community as a proxy for nationwide manufacturing conditions. The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia publishes a quarterly survey of professional economic forecasters, the Survey of Professional Forecasters, also called The Anxious Index. It is a highly predictive report on the prospects for the Economy of the United States. It also publishes a quarterly publication entitled Business Review. The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia also publishes the Livingston Survey and the Greenbook data sets.

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Benjamin Franklin Hall - 427 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, PA

Benjamin Franklin Hall, formerly headquarters of The Farmers' and Mechanics' Bank, the largest bank in Philadelphia during the latter part of the 19th century, was designed by John Myers Gries (1828-1862). Built in 1855, it features white marble façade with extensive ornamentation. American Philosophical Society repurposed the building for an auditorium and library collections. Second Bank of the United States is across the street.

GDP and the Philadelphia Fed's Maps

In response to the recently released GDP “second” estimate, Jay presents the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia’s Coincident and Leading Index Maps.

Top Philadelphia Attractions - Philadelphia Travel Guide Video

Take a tour of some of the most historic buildings of America.

Historic Philadelphia is where the Founding Fathers laid the groundwork for the creation of America. Not only is the city packed with sites that commemorate what they did, but you can visit the places where they actually lived and worked. Let's start with Declaration House on Seventh and Market Street. Thomas Jefferson lived here during the time he wrote the Declaration of Independence. He wrote the document in three weeks.

The Liberty Bell, right here on Sixth Street, is perhaps Philadelphia's most famous attraction. On July 8th, 1776, it was rung to commemorate the hearing of the Declaration of Independence. The Bell weighs 2,000 pounds, which may not be apparent by looking at it. It was cracked in 1846, and has not been rung since then. Across the street from the Liberty Bell is Independence Hall, where the Declaration of Independence was signed. Inside you can visit the room where the representatives gathered and you can see the actual inkstand that was used at that time.

Congress Hall, as you might guess from the name, was home of the first Congress. On top of that, George Washington and John Adams were inaugurated here, and the Bill of Rights was ratified right inside. The Bourse Building was the first commodities exchange in the United States. This is the second bank of the United States which was modeled on the Parthenon in Athens. It was built in the early 1800's and was one of the most powerful financial institutions at one time.

The Merchant's Exchange, right here behind me, is the oldest stock exchange in the US. City Tavern is a recreation of the original City Tavern where the founding fathers, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin and John Adams used to meet. You can have an authentic Eighteenth Century dining experience here. Even the waiters where outfits from those times. Here is the first bank of the United States, which was operational from 1797 to 1811.

At Franklin Court you can walk through Ben Franklin's house, kind of. Though the structure itself was raised in 1812, the ghost of it still stands today. Here is the Christ Church Burial Ground, another famous landmark, where Ben Franklin and four other signers of the Declaration of Independence were laid to rest. That was a short glimpse into the history of America. Most of these buildings are open to the public, check online for details. I am Brian Freedman, showing you Philadelphia.

Rocky Statue - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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Rocky Statue Philadelphia
Famous fictional Heavyweight Champion Rocky is forever remembered in this bronze statue, which pays tribute to the underdog.
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- ... Then went to get a hop on hop off bus round Benjamin Franklin parkway to see the sights,Philidelphia museum of art, rocky statue, JFK plaza / love park, Macys, just chillaxed ...
- ... not only looking at very interesting art in the museums (including a special Picasso exhibition) but also taking a classic picture with the Rocky statue For dinner I met with Robin, another of Liz's friend, and we went to a great Mexican place ...
- ... However we saw it and the new Citizens Bank Stadium, as well as the Rocky statue ...
- ... We also took a picture with the Rocky Statue at the bottom of the stairs ...
- ... After taking a photo of the massive bronze Rocky statue I finished off my pilgrimage by punching the **** out of a frozen cow carcass then chasing a chicken round an alleyway, whilst the ...
- ... They even have a huge Rocky statue which was used in the movie and later donated to the town perfect photo opportunity We then took a walk down to the ...
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Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Laurel Hill Cemetery, overlooking the Schuylkill River, founded by John Jay Smith (June 27, 1798-Sept. 25, 1881) with partners Nathan Dunn, Benjamin W. Richards and Frederick Brown in 1836, it was the second Garden or Rural cemetery in the United States (after Cambridge, Massachusetts' Mount Auburn Cemetery). John Jay Smith also founded West Laurel Hill Cemetery, over City Line in Montgomery Township, where he is buried. Selected as designer for Laurel Hill was architect John Notman (1810--1865), born in Scotland and educated at the Royal Scottish Academy. Notman conceived of the Cemetery as an estate garden, based in part on English ideas of planned landscapes as transitions between art and nature. Many early visitors and funeral-goers traveled to Laurel Hill via steamboat on the Schuylkill River. The graves of several Revolutionary War heroes were moved to Laurel Hill from other cemeteries in Philadelphia. A famous one was that of Hugh Mercer born on January 17, 1726, Roseharty, Scotland. At the beginning of the1745, Mercer became an assistant surgeon in the Jacobite Army under Charles Edward Stuart. In the aftermath of Culloden, Mercer was forced to flee, emigrating to America in 1747. After 8 years of practicing medicine, Mercer was drawn back into the military and was commissioned as a captain in a Pennsylvania, and had risen to the rank of colonel by the end of the French & Indian War. In 1757, Mercer became a member of the St. Andrews Society of Philadelphia. Promoted to brigadier general by the Continental Congress, General Mercer was mortally wounded during the Battle of Princeton, and though attended to by the famed patriot Dr. Benjamin Rush, he died on January 12, 1777.
Laurel Hill Cemetery is noted for many Civil War figures who were buried here during and after the war, including over 40 generals, and other officers, such as Horace Binney Faust, Civil War Union Army Officer. Born Oct. 15, 1843, he died in the service of his country on December 18, 1863 at Bealton Station, Virginia. His parents, David Faust (b.October 27, 1814 in Lehigh County-d. May 9, 1907) and Jane Dungan Faust (b.Aug. 30, 1817 in Bucks County- d.May 7, 1892) are buried here next to him, but their grave markers are no longer standing. Philadelphia Mayor Reyburn was one of the Honorary Pall-Bearers at the funeral of David Faust a widely known business man and financier, President Emeritus of Union National Bank of 39 years.
Many thousands of monuments, mausoleums, statues, lavish sculptures, unusual carvings, and every type of gravestone are in Laurel Hill, The ostentatious and interspersed with the practical and plain, such as that of Dr. David Colin Urquhart, born at Pennicuick, Scotland, May 4, 1812. That thrifty Scotsman, who died January 6, 1884, chose a sturdy, unoramented gravestone for all those buried in the plot, (similar to that of Owen Jones) including his wife, Anna Carroll Urquhart, (great-granddaughter of Captain David Weatherby of Revolutionary War fame), and two sons, a daughter-in-law, infant grandson, and daughter.
Some of the famous people whose graves are shown:
• Owen Jones, b. December 29, 1819 - d. December 25, 1878. US Congressman, Civil War Union Army Officer.
•Sarah Josepha Hale, Oct. 24, 1788 - April 30, 1879 Journalist, Poet, Founder of the Thanksgiving Holiday. She wrote and edited Godey's Lady's Book from 1837 to 1877.
•Thomas McKean, b. March 19, 1734 - d. June 24, 1817 Signer of Declaration of Independence and Articles of Confederation. Served as a member of the Constitutional Convention in 1787. Elected 2nd Governor of Pennsylvania, serving from 1799 to 1808.
•Elisha Kent Kane, b. Feb. 3, 1820 -- d. Feb. 16, 1857 Explorer and part of the Grinnell Expedition of 1850 to the Arctic Circle to find the remains of the 1845-1846 Sir John Franklin expedition.
•George Gordon Meade, b. December 31, 1815 Cadiz, Spain - d. November 6, 1872.Civil War Union Major General. Known universally for being the victor of the Battle of Gettysburg and his famous, faithful horse Old Baldy.
•Joshua Thomas Owen, Born in Caermarthen, Wales March 29, 1821-- d. Nov. 7, 1887. Civil War Union Brigadier General.
•Thomas Buchanan Read was born in Chester County March 12, 1822 died May 11, 1872. Poet, Artist, Sculptor.
•Joseph Reed, b. August 27, 1741 d. March 5, 1785 Revolutionary War Army Officer, Continental Congressman; military secretary to George Washington.
• Clark Henry Wells, b. September 22, 1822 - d. January 28, 1888 Civil War Union Naval Officer

Shoveling Used As Part Of Home Invasion Scheme | CCTV | United States | 20190202

CCTV surveillance video from the Philadelphia Police Department of a home invasion that involved shoveling as part of the scheme.

Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States
Date: February 2, 2019

Philadelphia Police Department:

On February 2, 2019, at 7:15 pm, victim #1, a 62 year-old male, was inside his home on the 42xx block of Palmetto Street when he heard a knock at his door. When he opened the door four (4) unknown masked Hispanic males rushed inside his property, one of who was armed with a handgun and a second who was armed with a shotgun asking the victim in Spanish where is the money. The victim was then forced to the basement by suspects #1 and #2 where he was struck in the head several times with the butt of the shotgun until giving the suspects money. The victim was then brought back to the living. The suspects then went upstairs where they confronted victim #2, a 54 year-old male, striking him in the head with a handgun asking where is the money. After giving the suspects money, all four suspects fled on foot in an unknown direction. The victims were transported to Temple where victim #1 was treated for a laceration to his left check and victim #2 was treated for a minor bruise to the back of his head.

If you see these suspects do not approach, contact 911 immediately.
To submit a tip via telephone, dial 215.686.TIPS (8477) or text a tip to PPD TIP or 773847.
All tips will be confidential.

If you have any information about this crime or these suspects, please contact:
East Detective Division:
215-686-3243/3244
Det. Lindsey #9073
DC 19-24-009599

Center City Philadelphia Community Tour

Philadelphia, the sixth-most populous U.S. city, is the economic and cultural center of the Pennsylvania region known as the Delaware Valley. Founded in 1682 by William Penn, an English Quaker, Philadelphia played a prominent part in the American Revolution. Here the Declaration of Independence was signed in 1776 at the Second Continental Congress, and the Constitution at the Philadelphia Convention of 1787. Well known landmarks include Independence Hall, the Liberty Bell, the first U.S. Bank founded by Alexander Hamilton, and the Betsy Ross House.

Today Philadelphia is home to many universities and colleges, renowned medical schools and hospitals, art institutions, theaters, nationally ranked restaurants and museums.

With an abundance of outdoor sculptures and murals, Philadelphia also boasts the largest urban park system in America in Fairmount Park and the adjacent Wissahickon Valley Park.

Philadelphia is known as a city of neighborhoods, with a multitude of urban lifestyle choices and unique communities in which to live and work. Get to know Philadelphia!

【Travel】美國的搖籃：賓州費城 The Keystone State：Philadelphia, Pennsylvania︱Pennsylvania, U.S.A︱2017

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【Travel】美國的搖籃：賓州費城 The Keystone State：Philadelphia, Pennsylvania︱Pennsylvania, U.S.A︱BGM: Elton John - Philadelphia Freedom︱2017

美國的搖籃：賓州費城 The Keystone State：Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania, U.S.A
BGM: Elton John - Philadelphia Freedom


国家独立历史公园 Independence National Historical Park
地址: 143 South Third Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106-2818 電話： +1 215-965-2305

美國鑄幣局 United States Mint
地址: 151 N Independence Mall E, Philadelphia, PA 19106-1819 電話： +1 215-408-0114 一 - 六 09:00 - 16:30

美国第一银行 First Bank of the United States
地址: 302 S 3rd St, Philadelphia, PA 19106-4229 電話： +1 215-597-8974 一 - 五 08:00 - 17:00

罗斯故居 Betsy Ross House
地址: 239 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106 電話： +1 215-629-4026 日 - 六 10:00 - 17:00

瑞汀车站市场 Reading Terminal Market
地址: 12th and Arch, Philadelphia, PA 19107 電話： +1 215-922-2317

市政廳 City Hall (對面的廣場裝飾藝術)
地址: Penn廣場, Broad and Market Streets, Philadelphia, PA 19107 電話： +1 215-686-2840 一 - 五 09:00 - 17:00

富蘭克林紀念館 Benjamin Franklin Museum
地址: 317 Chestnut St, Philadelphia, PA 19106-2707 電話： +1 215-694-3773

爱心公园 Love Park
地址: John F. Kennedy Blvd and North 15th St, Philadelphia, PA 19102 電話： +1 215-636-1666

東方州立監獄 Eastern State Penitentiary
地址: 費爾蒙特街2124號, Philadelphia, PA 19130-2603 電話： +1 215-236-3300 日 - 六 10:00 - 17:00

馬特博物館 Mutter Museum
地址: 19 S 22nd St, Philadelphia, PA 19103-3001 電話： +1 215-560-8564 日 - 六 10:00 - 17:00

意大利集市 Italian Market
地址: 第9街, Philadelphia, PA 電話： +1 215-334-6008 日 08:00 - 13:00 二 - 六 08:00 - 16:00

好時巧克力世界 Hershey's Chocolate World
地址: 101 Chocolate World Way, Hershey, PA 17033 電話： +1 717-534-4900 日 - 四 09:00 - 18:00 五 - 六 09:00 - 19:00

Amish Farm and House
地址: 2395 Lincoln Hwy E, Lancaster, PA 17602-1133 電話： +1 717-394-6185 日 - 六 10:00 - 16:00

Pennsylvania Dutch Country
地址: 23 North Market Street, Lancaster, PA 17603 電話： +1 717-735-6890 二06:00 - 16:00 五06:00 - 16:00 六06:00 - 14:00

國家憲法中心(National Constitution Center): 143 South 3rd St
獨立廳(Independence Hall): 41 N 6th St
自由鐘(Liberty Bell): 701 Market St
國家憲法中心(National Constitution Center): 525 Arch St
卡本特廳(Carpenter's Hall)
議會廳(Congress Hall): 41 N 6th St
法蘭克林廣場(Franklin Court): 318 Market St
獨立宣言屋(Declaration House): 701 Market St
基督教堂(Christ Church): 20 North American St
塔杜思故居(Thaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorial): 3rd & Pine St
貝西羅絲故居(Betsy Ross House): 239 Arch St
艾爾佛瑞斯巷(Elfreth’s Alley): 126 Elfreths Alley
消防局博物館(Fireman's Hall Museum): 147 North 2nd St
國家鑄幣廠(The United States Mint): 151 N Independence Mall East
美國猶太人歷史博物館(National Museum of American Jewish History): 101 South Independence Mall East
獨立海港博物館(Independence Seaport Museum): 211 South Christopher Columbus Boulevard
第三街商店街(The 3rd Street Corridor)
費城歷史博物館(Philadelphia History Museum):15 South 7th St
賓州美術館(Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts)
旺納梅克管風琴(Wanamaker Organ)
費城非洲博物館(The African American Museum in Philadelphia)
藝術大街(Avenue of the Arts)
瑞丁市場[Reading Terminal Market
東市場廣場(The Gallery at Market East)
古董街(Antique Row)
中國城(Chinatown): 位於Broad St以東
費城自然科學博物館(Academy of Natural Sciences): 1900 Benjamin Franklin Pkwy
富蘭克林科學博物館(The Franklin Institute Science Museum): 222 N 20th St
穆特博物館(The Mütter Museum): 19 S 22nd St
費城美術館(Philadelphia Museum of Art):26th St and Benjamin Franklin Pkwy
羅丹博物館(Rodin Museum): 22nd St and Benjamin Franklin Pkwy
羅森貝奇博物館(Rosenbach Museum and Library): 2008 DeLancey St
Comcast中心(The Comcast Center): 1701 John F Kennedy Blvd
自由廣場購物中心(The Shops at Liberty Place):16th & Chestnut
貝爾維購物中心(The Shops at the Bellevue)
核桃街(Walnut Street)
意大利市場(The Italian Market): 9th & Christian
東方州立監獄(Eastern State Penitentiar): 2027 Fairmount Ave, Philadelphia, PA
瓦格納免費科學研究所(Wagner Free Institute of Science): 1700 W Montgomery Ave, Philadelphia, PA
愛倫坡國家歷史古蹟(Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site): 532 N 7th St, Philadelphia, PA
天普大學(Temple University): 1801 N Broad St, Philadelphia, PA
費城動物園(Philadelphia Zoo): 3400 W Girard Ave, Philadelphia, PA
請觸摸博物館(Please Touch Museum): 4231 Avenue of the Republic, Philadelphia, PA
莫瑞斯植物園(The Morris Arboretum): 100 E Northwestern Ave, Philadelphia, PA


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American Artifacts: Carpenters' Hall - Preview

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American Artifacts: Philadelphia's Carpenters' Hall
Carpenters' Company historian Roger Moss leads a tour of the building that served as the meeting place of the First Continental Congress in 1774. It was also the former home to Ben Franklin's Library Company, the American Philosophical Society, and the First and Second Banks of the United States. The building was constructed in 1770 by members of the oldest trade guild in America.

Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, North America

Pittsburgh is the seat of Allegheny County and with a population of 307,484 is the second-largest city in the U.S. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. With a metropolitan CSA population of 2,661,369 it is the largest in both the Ohio Valley and Appalachia and the 22nd-largest in the U.S. Pittsburgh is known as both the Steel City for its more than 300 related businesses and the City of Bridges for its world record 446 bridges. The city also features 29 skyscrapers, two inclined railways, a pre-revolutionary fortification, and the source of the Ohio at the confluence of the Monongahela and Allegheny. This vital link of the Atlantic coast and the Mid-west cuts through the mineral-rich Alleghenies and made the Pittsburgh area coveted by the French and British empires, Virginia, Whiskey Rebels, Civil War raiders and media networks. Legendary for its steel, Pittsburgh also led innovations and industries in aluminum, glass, shipbuilding, petroleum, foods, appliances, sports, transport, computing, retail, autos and electronics. This creative wealth placed Pittsburgh third (after New York City and Chicago) in corporate headquarter jobs for much of the 20th century, second only to New York in bank assets with more stockholders per capital than any other U.S. city. America's 1980s shift from heavy industry to a service economy laid-off millions from the area's sprawling steel mills and electronics/appliances factories. The diaspora of blue collar workers was joined by thousands of white collar employees when multi-billion dollar corporate raids relocated the longtime Pittsburgh-based world headquarters of Gulf Oil, Sunbeam, Rockwell and Westinghouse. This status as a world industrial and banking center, its melting pot of industrial immigrant workers, and top 10 rank among the largest cities in the U.S. until 1950 and metros until 1980 has left the region with a plethora of internationally-regarded museums, medical centers, parks, research infrastructure, libraries and a vibrantly diverse cultural district. These legacies have helped Pittsburgh win first place as America's most livable city by Places Rated Almanac, Forbes, and The Economist while inspiring National Geographic and Today to name the city a top world destination. More tangibly, the area has added 3,304 hotel rooms since 2004 and boasts higher occupancy than 11 comparable cities such as Philadelphia and Baltimore. Google, Intel and Apple are among 1,600 tech firms generating $10.8 billion in annual Pittsburgh payrolls. Since the 1980s the city has also served as national headquarters for both federal cyber defense and robotics. The area boasts 31 non-profit universities and colleges including seven venerable universities in the city, with the University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon as national leaders in R&D expenditures spurring multiple startups annually. The nation's fifth-largest bank, 9 Fortune 500s and six of the top 300 US law firms make their global headquarters in the Pittsburgh area, while RAND, BNYMellon, Nova Chemicals, Bayer, FedEx and GSK have large regional bases that helped Pittsburgh become the sixth best metro for U.S. job growth despite the global recession. Area retail and housing have also grown despite the subprime crisis with the multi-million dollar SouthSide Works, Bakery Square, and Washington's Landing repurposing former industrial sites. Pittsburgh is a leader in LEED technology, with 60 total and 10 of the world's first green buildings, including downtown's convention center, even as Shell and Chevron have invested billions in the area's energy renaissance with Marcellus shale. A renaissance of Pittsburgh's 115 year old film industry that boasts the world's first movie theater has grown from the long running 3R Film Festival to an influx of major productions including Disney and Paramount offices with the largest sound stage outside Los Angeles and New York. According to the United States Census Bureau, Pittsburgh has a total area of 58.3 square miles (151 km2), of which 55.6 square miles (144 km2) is land and 2.8 square miles (7.3 km2) (or 4.75%) is water.

Driving Downtown - Pittsburgh 4K - USA

Driving Downtown - Pittsburgh Pennsylvania USA - Episode 25.
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Pittsburgh is the second-largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and the county seat of Allegheny County. The Combined Statistical Area (CSA) population of 2,659,937 is the largest in both the Ohio Valley and Appalachia and the 20th-largest in the U.S. Located at the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers, which form the Ohio River, Pittsburgh is known as both the Steel City for its more than 300 steel-related businesses, and as the City of Bridges for its 446 bridges.[3] The city features 30 skyscrapers, two inclines, a pre-revolutionary fortification and the Point State Park at the confluence of the rivers. The city developed as a vital link of the Atlantic coast and Midwest. The mineral-rich Allegheny Mountains made the area coveted by the French and British empires, Virginia, Whiskey Rebels, and Civil War raiders.[4]

Aside from steel, Pittsburgh has led in manufacturing of aluminum, glass, shipbuilding, petroleum, foods, sports, transportation, computing, autos, and electronics.[5] For much of the 20th century, Pittsburgh was behind only New York and Chicago in corporate headquarters employment, and second to New York in bank assets; it had the most U.S. stockholders per capita.[6] America's 1980s deindustrialization laid off area blue-collar workers and thousands of downtown white-collar workers when the longtime Pittsburgh-based world headquarters of Gulf Oil, Sunbeam, Rockwell and Westinghouse moved out.[7] This heritage left the area with renowned museums, medical centers,[8] parks, research centers, libraries, a diverse cultural district and the most bars per capita in the U.S.[9] In 2015, Pittsburgh was listed among the eleven most livable cities in the world;[10] The Economist's Global Liveability Ranking placed Pittsburgh as the first or second most livable city in the United States in 2005, 2009, 2011, 2012 and 2014.[11]

Google, Apple, Bosch, Facebook, Uber, Nokia, Autodesk, and IBM are among 1,600 technology firms generating $20.7 billion in annual Pittsburgh payrolls. The area has served also as the long-time federal agency headquarters for cyber defense, software engineering, robotics, energy research and the nuclear navy.[12] The area is home to 68 colleges and universities, including research and development leaders Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh.[13] The nation's fifth-largest bank, eight Fortune 500 companies, and six of the top 300 US law firms make their global headquarters in the Pittsburgh area, while RAND, BNY Mellon, Nova, FedEx, Bayer and NIOSH have regional bases that helped Pittsburgh become the sixth-best area for U.S. job growth.[14]

The region is a hub for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, sustainable energy, and energy extraction.

Pennsylvania State Senator Facing Child Pornography Charges

Republican Mike Folmer of Lebanon County was re-elected to a fourth term last November.

5 Ghosts of Presidents Haunting White House

5 Ghosts of Presidents Haunting White House

Number 5: Abraham Lincoln

The most well-known White House ghost is the shade of Abraham Lincoln, who was assassinated in 1865. The first person to report seeing Lincoln’s ghost was First Lady Grace Coolidge, who lived in the White House in the 1920s. She reportedly saw him standing at a window in the Oval Office, looking across the Potomac to what had once been Civil War battlefields. A well-known Lincoln ghost story was reported by 20th-century British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, who was a guest at the White House. After a long bath, and naked except for a cigar, he walked into the adjoining bedroom

Another interesting Lincoln sighting was in 1942, when Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands answered a knock at the door of the White House bedroom where she was staying, saw Lincoln standing there in a coat and top hat, and fainted. Others said to have seen Lincoln within the White House include Presidents Theodore Roosevelt, Herbert Hoover, and Dwight Eisenhower; First Ladies Jacqueline Kennedy and Lady Bird Johnson; and presidential children Susan Ford and Maureen Reagan. Both Maureen Reagan and her husband saw Lincoln at the fireplace in the Lincoln Bedroom, like Churchill.

Number 4 : Willie Lincoln

People have also reported seeing Abraham Lincoln’s 11-year-old son Willie Lincoln, who died in the White House in 1862 of typhoid fever. Staff members of the Grant Administration first saw Willie’s ghost in the 1870s.
He was seen as recently as the 1960s, when President Lyndon Johnson’s daughter Lynda Bird Johnson Robb saw Willie’s ghost — he had died in the room in which she was staying — and she says she talked with him.

Number 3 : Dolley Madison

First Lady Dolley Madison planted the famous White House rose garden in the early 1800s, and then 100 years later, First Lady Ellen Wilson requested the garden be dug up. But garden workers reported that Dolley Madison’s ghost appeared and refused to let them tear up her garden. Since then, an unexplained smell of roses is sometimes experienced inside the White House and it’s attributed to the ghost of Dolley.

Number 2 : Andrew Jackson

The Rose Bedroom was President Andrew Jackson’s bedroom, and many White House employees claim to have seen or heard the former president in this room; they say he is either laughing heartily or swearing heavily. First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln is among those who heard him cursing in the room.


Number 1 : Abigail Adams
Abigail Adams and her husband John, the second president of the United States (1797-1801), moved to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue from the former U.S. capital in Philadelphia. At the time, Washington, D.C. was still just a town, built mostly on swampy land on the banks of the Potomac River. Because the East Room of the new White House was the warmest and driest, Abigail used it to hang the wash. Her ghost, clad in a cap and lace shawl, has reportedly been seen heading towards the East Room, arms outstretched as if carrying laundry.

There were quite a few sightings during the Taft years, but some tourists reportedly saw her as recently as 2002. (Lincoln has also been seen in the East Room; it’s where his body lay in state after he was assassinated.)

Top 10 reasons to move to Delaware. Delaware has reasons to make you want to live there. Really.

Top 10 reasons to move to Delaware. Delaware has reasons to make you want to live there. Really.
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