Upper Moreland Township near Willow Grove in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Historic Willow Grove

Est. 1711

"Music Capital of America" Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 29, 2019

1. "Music Capital of America" Marker

Inscription. Once famous as a summer resort with large inns and therapeutic mineral springs Willow Grove Park concerts gave the community the title of "Music Capital of America"

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Entertainment • Parks & Recreational Areas. A significant historical year for this entry is 1711.

Location. 40° 8.535′ N, 75° 6.988′ W. Marker is near Willow Grove, Pennsylvania, in Montgomery County. It is in Upper Moreland Township. It is on Easton Road north of Moreland Road, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 25 Easton Road, Willow Grove PA 19090, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Pennsylvania and in Greater Philadelphia.

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

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other

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markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Manor House, ca. 1719 (approx. 0.2 miles away); Memorial Hall, 1925 (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Fountain House Inn, 1717 (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Red Lion Inn, 1776 (approx. 0.2 miles away); Willow Grove United Methodist Church, 1889 (approx. 0.2 miles away); Abington District World War I Memorial (approx. 1.9 miles away); Old Abington Church and Graveyard (approx. 1.9 miles away); Abington Presbyterian Church Cemetery (approx. 2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Willow Grove.

Also see . . . John MacCarley collection of Willow Grove Park concert programs. (Submitted on June 30, 2019, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

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via Upper Moreland County, unknown

2. Historic Willow Grove

Upper Moreland County website entry
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Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 29, 2019

3. "Music Capital of America" Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on December 8, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 30, 2019, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,087 times since then and 74 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on June 30, 2019, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 2. submitted on December 8, 2025, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 3. submitted on June 30, 2019, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.