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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Washington Square served as a burial ground for victims of the yellow fever epidemic in the late 18th century.
The park features a memorial dedicated to an unknown soldier from the Revolutionary War, symbolizing all soldiers who died during the conflict.
Laid out in 1682, Washington Square was one of the five original squares in Philadelphia's city plan by founder William Penn.
A sycamore tree in the park was grown from seeds that traveled to the moon on the Apollo 14 mission in 1971.
Before being renamed in honor of George Washington, the park was originally known as Southeast Square.
Washington Square was used as a pasture and a burial ground for soldiers during the American Revolutionary War.
The square was initially used by the Quaker community for grazing livestock and as a potter's field.
