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He called Independence Hall in Philadelphia “nowhere better to visit during the celebration of America’s 250th birthday than the place where it all started.” Independence Hall is the centerpiece of Independence National Historical Park in Old City Philadelphia. According to Cheney, it’s “a spot that has been dubbed the most historic square mile in the U.S. It was in this largely rebuilt building that the Continental Congress ratified and signed the Declaration of Independence in July of 1776.”