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Spy Sites of Philadelphia

  • Arch Street Meeting House Preservation Trust 320 Arch Street Philadelphia, PA, 19106 United States (map)

In 1775, under the cover of darkness, Benjamin Franklin and John Jay met in secret at Carpenters' Hall with an emissary from France to discuss how the French court could support the American Revolution. It was one of the first incidents in Philadelphia's long history of covert activity.

Join authors H. Keith Melton and Robert Wallace, nationally recognized experts on America's espionage history and board members of the International Spy Museum in Washington DC, as they discuss some of their favorite sites from their recently republished book Spy Sites of Philadelphia.

Registration is FREE with code: ASMH

Presented by Carpenter's Hall in partnership with Arch Street Meeting House, The Franklin Institute and the International Spy Museum