Washington Square
6th and Walnut StreetsPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania 19106
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Washington Square
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Washington Square was originally called Southeast Square and was one of the original parks created by William Penn in his plan for Philadelphia.
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Landmark Trivia
- From its very beginning through the Revolutionary War, the square was used as a potter's field, where the poor and unknown were buried.
- In 1952, public donations helped finance a remodeling of the square and construction of a memorial, the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
- The park became Washington Square in 1825 to honor George Washington.
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