Picture of Henry Mercy, founder of the Mercer Museum

Touring Philly's vincinity

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July 5th 2008
It was touring outside of Philly day. I had my eyes on this small town that appeared to be a good day trip, Doylestown, about 40 min-drive NW of Philly. What drew me here was historical buildings and art galleries. We visited Mercer museum first. The building was essentially concrete entirely with exception to certain parts. The museum was filled with gazillion things invented by Mercer(not su ... read more

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more