Slide City: PhiladelphiaPA

The delegation visited Independence Hall, Baldwin Locomotive Works, and a local penitentiary.

During the day, the delegates took a carriage ride around the city and paid a visit to the United States Mint. In the evening the

On the second day of the delegates’ stay at the Cooke estate, Jay Cooke returned home from a business trip. The group enjoyed a banquet

The delegation arrived in Philadelphia and accepted an invitation to stay at the country estate of Jay Cooke. Cooke was a wealthy financier, considered one