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Pennsylvania Ratification Day

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Posted to Old City on October 1, 2026

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525 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106

On December 12, 1787, delegates from around Pennsylvania gathered at Independence Hall to ratify the Constitution, which had been signed there less than three months earlier. This historic vote made Pennsylvania just the second state to approve of the proposed Constitution. Join the National Constitution Center and celebrate that historic moment as well as the Keystone State’s influence throughout...

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