List of Pennsylvania firsts

This is a list of firsts achieved in Province of Pennsylvania during the colonial era and, following the American Revolution, the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. == Firsts == === 17th century === 1688 — First public protest of slavery in America, Germantown (now part of Philadelphia) === 18th century === 1731 — First subscription library in the United States, Library Company of Philadelphia, founded by Benjamin Franklin 1732 — First social club in the English-speaking world, the Schuylkill Fishing Company of the State in Schuylkill, Philadelphia 1743 — First institution devoted to science, the American Philosophical Society, Philadelphia 1748 — First dancing organization in America, the Dancing Assemblies of Philadelphia 1748 — First Lutheran church body in North America, the Pennsylvania Ministerium 1751 — First hospital in America, the Pennsylvania Hospital 1754 — First (and only) surrender by George Washington, Fort Necessity 1762 — First lectures on anatomy in North America, Dr.

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List of Pennsylvania firsts

This is a list of firsts achieved in Province of Pennsylvania during the colonial era and, following the American Revolution, the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. == Firsts == === 17th century === 1688 — First public protest of slavery in America, Germantown (now part of Philadelphia) === 18th century === 1731 — First subscription library in the United States, Library Company of Philadelphia, founded by Benjamin Franklin 1732 — First social club in the English-speaking world, the Schuylkill Fishing Company of the State in Schuylkill, Philadelphia 1743 — First institution devoted to science, the American Philosophical Society, Philadelphia 1748 — First dancing organization in America, the Dancing Assemblies of Philadelphia 1748 — First Lutheran church body in North America, the Pennsylvania Ministerium 1751 — First hospital in America, the Pennsylvania Hospital 1754 — First (and only) surrender by George Washington, Fort Necessity 1762 — First lectures on anatomy in North America, Dr.

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