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Making History: 2012 FIRE Interns Visit Philadelphia Landmarks

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Jaclyn Hall

August 7, 2012

2012 FIRE Interns at the National Constitution Center: Luke Wachob, Yean Do, Shelli Gimelstein, Emily Harrison, Kelsey Curtis, Danielle Lahee, and Sophia Mortensen. Photo by Jaclyn Hall.

One of the biggest perks of FIRE's office in downtown Philadelphia is that we are just blocks away from several historic sites, including Independence Hall and the Liberty Bell exhibit. Today, the interns and I took a break from research, reading, and writing to visit the room where the U.S. Constitution was debated and signed and take a tour of the National Constitution Center.

Although this is the interns' last week in the FIRE office, I hope the memories we made this summer will last a lifetime!

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