Chester in Delaware County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Martin Luther King, Jr.

(1929 - 1968)

Photographed by Beverly Pfingsten, December 27, 2008

1. Martin Luther King, Jr. Marker

Inscription. King lived three years in this community and ministered under the mentorship of J. Pius Barbour. He graduated from Crozer Theological Seminary, 1951. A leader of the 1963 March on Washington, King won a Nobel Peace Prize, 1964.

Erected 1984 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Civil Rights • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1951.

Location. 39° 50.23′ N, 75° 22.678′ W. Marker is in Chester, Pennsylvania, in Delaware County. It is at the intersection of 2nd Street and Baker Street, on the right when traveling south on 2nd Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Chester PA 19013, 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,

New Netherland,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Finland (approx. 0.9 miles away); Delaware County, Where Pennsylvania Began (approx. one mile away); William Penn (approx. one mile away); Penn Landing (approx. one mile away); Caleb Pusey (approx. 1.1 miles away);

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Pennock Log House (approx. 1.1 miles away); The Caleb Pusey House (approx. 1.1 miles away); The Schoolhouse Museum (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chester.

Also see . . .
1. Martin Luther King, Jr. - Behind the Marker. ExplorePAHistory.com (Submitted on July 19, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)

2. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. at FindAGrave.com. (Submitted on July 19, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)

Grave beside church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Beverly Pfingsten, December 27, 2008

2. Grave beside church

Rev. Dr. J. Pius Barbour
June 8 1894 - Jan. 5, 1974
Beloved Pastor
Calvary Baptist Church
Aug. 5, 1933 - Jan. 5, 1974
Eminent Scholar
Servant of God Well Done

Calvary Baptist Church and MLK, Jr. Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Beverly Pfingsten, December 27, 2008

3. Calvary Baptist Church and MLK, Jr. Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on December 5, 2019. It was originally submitted on December 28, 2008, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,567 times since then and 46 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 28, 2008, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.