The Market House

Site of a Shootout

On Saturday morning, March 11, 1865, a brief skirmish took place here at the Market House as Confederate forces evacuated Fayetteville while Union Gen. William T. Sherman's army entered the town. A rear guard detachment under Gen. ...

Queen Village / The New Market and Head House

QUEEN VILLAGE. Philadelphia’s first neighborhood.

Cross the street to the south side of Lombard and you’ve entered Queen

Village, the oldest neighborhood in Philadelphia and one of the

oldest “urban villages” in the country.

This community is known

for ...

Society Hill / The New Market and Head House

SOCIETY HILL. Where the past meets the present.

You are now walking down streets laid out over three centuries ago. In the 18th century you might have crossed paths with Benjamin Franklin, George Washington or Thomas Jefferson. President James ...