Independence National Historical Park

Historic First Bank Of The United States To Reopen On July 1

After a multi-year, $43 million renovation, the historic First Bank of the United States at Independence National Historical Park will reopen on July 1.

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By Compiled From NPS Releases - May 1st, 2026

America250 Offers Look At “America’s Time Capsule” Design

America250 has unveiled the design and initial contents of “America’s Time Capsule,” a vessel to be buried at Independence National Historical Park in Philadelphia on July 4, 2026 and remain sealed until 2276.

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By NPT Staff - February 27th, 2026

UPDATE: Judge Orders Restoration Of Slavery Exhibit At Independence National Historical Park

A court ordered the National Park Service to replace items related to slavery that were removed from the President's House site in Phildelphia.

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By NPT Staff - February 17th, 2026

Worries Over National Parks As Anniversary Of Cuts Looms

Valentine’s Day marks one year since 1,000 people lost their jobs in drastic staff cuts at the National Park Service.

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By NPT Staff - February 12th, 2026

Judge Orders Park Service To Halt Changes To The President’s House Site

A judge has barred the National Park Service from making any further changes or continuing the removal of items and exhibits at the President’s House site while the court considers a case brought by the City of Philadelphia.

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By NPT Staff - February 3rd, 2026

UPDATE | Park Service Removes Slavery Exhibit From Independence National Historical Park

The National Park Service has removed an exhibit from Independence National Historical Park examining the legacy of slavery.

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By NPT Staff - January 23rd, 2026

Independence Hall To Close For Preservation Work

Independence Hall will close to visitors from November 13, 2025, to January 28, 2026 to allow preservation work ahead of the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence in 2026.

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By NPT Staff - November 14th, 2025

Report: Trump Administration Working To Remove Enslaved History From National Parks

President Donald Trump, who has stated his desire to remove from national parks and other federal institutions materials that "disparage" Americans, has directed the removal of some materials that interpret enslaved history from some national park sites, according to a media report.

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By Kurt Repanshek - September 15th, 2025

A Darkly Imaginative Visit To Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site

“Do you all like spooky, scary stories?” ranger Sarah Bachan asks as we stand among the cobwebs in the cellar of the Philadelphia house where macabre literary genius Edgar Allan Poe once lived. “I assume you’re here because you do.”

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By Jennifer Bain - October 29th, 2023

A Royal Bell Will Soon Anchor One of Philadelphia’s Hidden Gardens

To commemorate the 200th anniversary of American independence in 1976, the people of Great Britain gave the people of the United States a gigantic bronze and tin bell presented by Queen Elizabeth II in Philadelphia and engraved with the words “Let freedom ring.”

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By Jennifer Bain - October 8th, 2023

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