Creating the United States

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Federal Hall, Wall Street, and Trinity Church in New York

Federal Hall, Wall Street, and Trinity Church in New York (073.04.00)

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Federal Hall in New York was the site of the meeting of the first federal Congress in 1789. Built in 1700 as New York’s City Hall and demolished in 1812, it also was the site of other key events on America’s road to freedom. After the first and second sessions of Congress in 1789 and 1790, the federal government moved to Philadelphia until 1800, when it permanently relocated to Washington.
Federal Hall in New York was the site of the meeting of the first federal Congress in 1789. Built in 1700 as New York’s City Hall and demolished in 1812, it also was the site of other key events on America’s road to freedom. After the first and second sessions of Congress in 1789 and 1790, the federal government moved to Philadelphia until 1800, when it permanently relocated to Washington.