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Specific picture descriptions: Photos above with "i" icons next to the bracketed sequence numbers (e.g. "[1] ") are described as follows:
1. STPETE_080831_021.JPG: St. Peter's Church Yard: When St. Peter's was built in 1761, the surrounding land was open country, a pond and a cow pasture. It was soon designated as a burying ground and total we can see the graves of many illustrious Americans. The people buried here, famous or not, are part of Philadelphia's history. Revolutionary War Figures: (1) John Nixon, a Lieutenant Colonel and a founder of the Church, was chosen to give the first reading of the Declaration of Independence to the public; the date was July 8, 1776. (2) Benjamin Chew, Chief justice of Pennsylvania, at whose country home, Cliveden, the Battle of Germantown was fought. (3) Gustavus Conyngham, captain of the privateer "Surprise". National Political Figures: (4) Nicholas Biddle, President of the Second Bank of the United States. (5) George Mifflin Dallas, Vice-President of the United States, for whom Dallas, Texas, was named. Art Figures: (6) Charles Willson Peale, the famous portrait painter. (7) Benjamin Carr, conductor, composer and St. Peter's organist whose distinctive gravestone was designed by William Strickland. Founders of the Church: (8) The stones of founders William Bingham, Benjamin Wynkoop and Joseph Sims are on the east wall of the church. With them is third rector Jacob Duche who, although first Chaplain of the Continental Army, fled to England after deciding that he had sworn allegiance to God and King. He returned after the War and died here. Other Figures: (9) Many family vaults were purchased, including that of Samuel Breck, owner of Sweetbriar Mansion in Fairmount Park. (10) The monument to Benjamin C. Willcocks, donor of the church bells in 1842, represents the tower. (11) The largest memorial in the yard is to the legendary naval hero, Commodore Stephen Decatur. Famed for winning the Battle of Tripoli in 1804, he was killed in a duel in 1820. (12) The chiefs of seven Indian tribes are buried here, although the precise location is uncertain. They came to Philadelphia to meet with President Washington in 1793, were stricken with small pox and died. The stone wall around the church was built in 1784 after the British had confiscated the original wooden fencing for firewood during their occupation of Philadelphia in 1777-78. There are many rare trees in the yard, such as the osage oranges along the south side by the parking lot that may have grown from the seeds brought back by Lewis and Clark in 1807 from their explorations of the Louisiana Purchase.
2. STPETE_080831_034.JPG: Pew warmer
3. STPETE_080831_044.JPG: The first part of the service is started on the opposite side of the church and then finished up here. The pews are designed to allow people to look either way.
4. STPETE_080831_155.JPG: Charles Willson Peale
5. STPETE_080831_178.JPG: Stephen Decatur
6. STPETE_080831_182.JPG: Tribal Chieftains: In January of 1793, a delegation of tribal chieftains from what are now Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and Michigan arrived in Philadelphia, the U.S. capital. The Indians had been invited by President George Washington to a Peace Council to resolve boundary disputes in the newly created Northwest Territory. No agreement was reached at this time and war followed. The Indians were defeated at the Battle of Fallen Timbers in 1794. Eight of the chieftains were stricken with smallpox and died between January and April. They were buried here in St. Peter's Churchyard. Although their grave sites are unknown, they were entered into church records...
7. STPETE_080831_196.JPG: Susan Wheeler Decatur 1776-1860 Devoted wife of Commodore Stephen Decatur benefactress of Georgetown University. -- She was originally buried in a Georgetown DC - area cemetery but was reinterred here after development in Georgetown required that the cemetery be ripped up.
Wikipedia Description: St. Peter's Church, Philadelphia
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St. Peter's Church is located on the corner of Third and Pine streets in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It opened for worship on September 4, 1761 and served as a place of worship for many of the United States founding fathers during the period of the Continental Congresses. The current rector is The Rev. Ledlie Laughlin.

Founding and erection:

By the mid-1750s, Philadelphia's Christ Church was becoming overcrowded. About 60 parishioners organized themselves into a committee, headed by Colonel Jacob Duch�, Sr., to build a new church.

The land used for St. Peter's Church was donated in 1757 by Governor Thomas and Richard Penn, whose family crest can be seen above the pulpit. St. Peter's was designed by Robert Smith, the Scottish-born builder who designed other noted buildings of the day, among them Carpenters' Hall in Philadelphia and Nassau Hall at Princeton University. Much of the �5,000 expense needed to build St. Peter's was raised by lottery.

St. Peter's and Christ Church were run jointly until 1832.

Famous members and interments:

Some of the notable people interred in St. Peter's churchyard are: Charles Willson Peale, Stephen Decatur, Vice President George Mifflin Dallas, John Nixon, Captain Gustavus Conyngham, and the Chiefs of Eight Indian Tribes who were stricken with smallpox while visiting Philadelphia in 1793 to meet with President Washington.

George Washington was a regular worshiper and had a pew here during his time spent in Philadelphia for the Continental Congress.
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