This City Was America's Capital for Just One Day
The nascent nation's leaders fled to the inland city as the British advanced on Philadelphia in September 1777.
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The nascent nation's leaders fled to the inland city as the British advanced on Philadelphia in September 1777.
The nascent nation's leaders fled to the inland city as the British advanced on Philadelphia in September 1777. They held one meeting at the local courthouse before moving on to York
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The nascent nation's leaders fled to the inland city as the British advanced on Philadelphia in September 1777.
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