William Penn Annex East in Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

The First Bible in English

Photographed by Thomas Anderson, January 25, 2019

1. THE FIRST BIBLE IN ENGLISH Marker

Inscription. In 1782, at the coffee house on Market Street, Robert Aitken, bookseller, publisher and printer issued the FIRST BIBLE PRINTED IN ENGLISH. Printed in America, which by Congressional Resolution was recommended "To the inhabitants of the United States." One of the Chaplains of the congress of the United States who examined this Bible was Bishop William White, the first President of the first Bible Society in the United States founded in Philadelphia in 1808.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1782.

Location. 39° 56.88′ N, 75° 9.165′ W. Marker is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia County. It is in William Penn Annex East. It is at the intersection of Walnut Street on Walnut Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 701 Walnut Street, 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,

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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 Bible Society (here, next to this marker); John G. Johnson, Esq. (within shouting distance of this marker); 7th & Walnut (within shouting distance of this marker); Freedom is a Light (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Linked in Memory (about 300 feet away); The Society of Little Gardens (about 300 feet away); Sorrow and Joy (about 300 feet away); Congregation of the Dead (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Philadelphia.

More about this marker. Adjacent to the Pennsylvania Bible Society

Photographed by Thomas Anderson, January 25, 2019

2. THE FIRST BIBLE IN ENGLISH Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 27, 2019, by Thomas Anderson of Haddon Township, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 349 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 27, 2019, by Thomas Anderson of Haddon Township, New Jersey. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.