Stephen Girard was a French-born American banker, philanthropist and slave owner. Born in Bordeaux, Girard subsequently immigrated to the United States where he established himself in the American banking industry. During the War of 1812, Girard single-handedly saved the federal government of the United States from bankruptcy by personally financing the American war effort.
Stephen Girard
North America, a barque built by Stephen Girard (circa 1816)
Steel engraving of Stephen Girard by Alonzo Chappel
Statue in Stephen Girard Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mount Holly is a township that is the county seat of Burlington County in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is an eastern suburb of Philadelphia, the nation's sixth largest city as of 2020. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 9,981, an increase of 445 (+4.7%) from the 2010 census count of 9,536, which in turn reflected a decline of 1,192 (-11.1%) from the 10,728 counted in the 2000 census. The township, and all of Burlington County, is a part of the Philadelphia-Reading-Camden combined statistical area and the Delaware Valley.
John Woolman Memorial in Mount Holly
Downtown Mount Holly along High Street
Burlington County Prison, HABS photo, 1938
Mount Holly Municipal Building