When Benjamin moved to Philadelphia from Boston in 1723, Philadelphia has already been a growing city but without many public services. He found the first voluntary association for firefighting in the United States, the Union Fire Company, and the first insurance company to protect people’s home. He also worked with James Logan, the city governor at that time who collected over 3000 books, and built public
When Benjamin moved to Philadelphia from Boston in 1723, Philadelphia has already been a growing city but without many public services. He found the first voluntary association for firefighting in the United States, the Union Fire Company, and the first insurance company to protect people’s home. He also worked with James Logan, the city governor at that time who collected over 3000 books, and built public