Northern Liberties in Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

America's First Lager

Photographed by Don Morfe, April 15, 2015

1. America's First Lager Marker

Inscription. In 1840, John Wagner brought lager yeast from his native Bavaria and brewed the nation's first lager beer. Later, other German immigrants began brewing lagers, which soon became popular & promoted growth of America's brewing industry

Erected 2001 by Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Immigration • Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1840.

Location. 39° 57.875′ N, 75° 8.515′ W. Marker is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia County. It is in Northern Liberties. It is on North American Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 238 Poplar St, Philadelphia PA 19123, 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: African Zoar Methodist Episcopal Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); VFW Post 389 Veterans Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away); Sixth, Eleventh and Twelfth Wards World War I Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away); David Bustill Bowser (approx. 0.4 miles away); American Street Goes Green! (approx. 0.4 miles away); Pope John Paul II

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(approx. 0.4 miles away); St. John Neumann (approx. 0.4 miles away); John N. Neumann (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Philadelphia.

Photographed by Scott Mertie

2. America's First Lager Marker

Photographed by Don Morfe, April 15, 2015

3. America's First Lager Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on April 4, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 23, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,910 times since then and 113 times this year. Last updated on October 6, 2020, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos: 1. submitted on April 23, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. 2. submitted on April 11, 2022, by Scott Mertie of Nashville, Tennessee. 3. submitted on April 23, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.