First Continental Congress

Illustration

Harrison W. Mark
by Architect of the Capitol
published on 30 November 2023
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The First Continental Congress, held by delegates from 12 of the 13 British colonies of North America from 5 September to 26 October 1774. The mural depicts Patrick Henry delivering a speech during the Congress at Carpenter's Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Mural by Allyn Cox, 1973-1974.

Cox Corridors, Capitol of the United States, Washington D.C.

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