Plain as Dirt: History Without Gimmickry - washingtonpost.com

"JUST ABOUT EVERY MISTAKE THAT A CITY CAN MAKE HAS BEEN MADE HERE, AND THE CONSEQUENCES ARE INCREASINGLY APPARENT": No, not Penn's Landing -- the WaPo visits Independence National Historical Park today, where all the interest now is on the excavation of the President's House and how to remember the slaves who dwelled therein.