The Declaration of Independence was adopted in Philadelphia, the city connected with the America250 milestone.
The Second Continental Congress met at the Pennsylvania State House, now known as Independence Hall. Delegates debated independence there during the summer of 1776 and approved the Declaration on July 4.
Philadelphia was the largest city in British North America and a major center of printing, commerce, and political activity. Its location made it a practical meeting place for delegates from the thirteen colonies.
The city is sometimes confused with Boston, where resistance to British policy had become especially prominent, or Williamsburg, the colonial capital of Virginia. Philadelphia was the congressional meeting place where the Declaration was debated and adopted, and Independence Hall remains a central historic site.