Old City in Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

St. Andrew's Society of Philadelphia

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 22, 2017

1. St. Andrew's Society of Philadelphia Marker

Given its patina, the marker is older and was likely relocated from a nearby location to the park when the Scottish Immigrants monument was created.

Inscription.

Here, in 1747, at the
Tun Tavern

twenty-five gentlemen
of Philadelphia from that
part of Great Britain called
Scotland formed the . . . .

St. Andrew's Society
of
Philadelphia

Since that time, Scotsmen
of honor and integrity
have contributed toward
a charitable design to
provide for the relief of
distressed Scots after their
arrival in Pennsylvania

Erected 2011 by St. Andrew's Society of Philadelphia.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Fraternal or Sororal Organizations • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1747.

Location. 39° 56.847′ N, 75° 8.534′ W. Marker is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia County. It is in Old City. It is on Front Street south of Ionic Street, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Philadelphia PA 19106, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Pennsylvania. It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

New Netherland,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Pennsylvania Abolition Society (within shouting distance of this marker); Tun Tavern (within shouting distance of this marker); Anthony Morris (within shouting distance of this marker); Lorenzo L. Langstroth (within shouting distance of this marker); The Growth of the City / The Trees of the City (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); The names of the streets… (about 500 feet away); 1840 (about 500

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feet away); William Penn (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Philadelphia.

More about this marker. Marker is part of the Monument to Scottish Immigrants.

Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker.

Also see . . . St. Andrew's Society of Philadelphia. (Submitted on March 27, 2017, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

National Park Service, Thomas Stone National Historic Site, January 6, 2019

2. St. Andrew's Society of Philadelphia Marker

Viewing marker from west.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 22, 2017

3. St. Andrew's Society of Philadelphia Marker

Inset in the third distant Standing Stone pillar, nearest the Monument to Scottish Immigrants sculpture.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 27, 2017, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 973 times since then and 51 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on March 27, 2017, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 2. submitted on August 8, 2019. 3. submitted on March 27, 2017, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.