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Historic RittenhouseTown
Starting at USD 18
Sat, 17 May, 2025 at 11:00 am to 01:00 pm (GMT-04:00)
Historic Rittenhousetown
208 Lincoln Drive, Philadelphia, United States
On this HC Field Trip, we visit Historic Rittenhouse Town for a tour of the grounds, including the 1707 Homestead, 1753 Bake House, and a papermaking workshop.
Established in 1690 along Paper Mill Run, a tributary of the Wissahickon Creek, the Rittenhouse Mill was the first paper mill in British North America. Around it, bloomed the early industrial community known as Rittenhouse Town. Working with rags from Germantown residents, the Rittenhouse Mill made paper that was sold to printers in nearby Germantown, Philadelphia and New York for use in Bibles and newspapers.
Join us in walking through the history and process of making paper by hand at Rittenhouse Town.
Meet at 208 Lincoln Dr, Philadelphia, PA 19144.
Questions, concerns, conundrums? Contact Hidden City project coordinator Alison Zeidman at YXplaWRtYW4gfCBoaWRkZW5jaXR5cGhpbGEgISBvcmc=.
Also check out other Workshops in Philadelphia.
Tickets for Rittenhouse Town: Making Paper, Making History can be booked here.
| Ticket type | Ticket price |
|---|---|
| General Admission | 18 USD |
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