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Johns Hopkins Homewood in Baltimore, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Founder's Wall

 
 
Founder's Wall Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), February 15, 2021
1. Founder's Wall Marker
Inscription. With his 1873 bequest, Johns Hopkins created a university and hospital grounded in research and charged with advancing human knowledge through discovery. This monument celebrates the visionary donors who have built on his generosity, transforming this institution and bringing knowledge to the world.
 
Erected by Johns Hopkins University.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: EducationScience & Medicine. A significant historical year for this entry is 1873.
 
Location. 39° 19.62′ N, 76° 37.317′ W. Marker is in Baltimore, Maryland. It is in Johns Hopkins Homewood. It can be reached from Bowman Drive 0.1 miles north of Wyman Park Drive, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Baltimore MD 21218, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Maryland. It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic and in the Chesapeake Bay Region. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Decker Quadrangle (within shouting distance of this marker); Daniel Coit Gilman (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); The 1958 Johns Hopkins University Commencement (about 500 feet away); William Henry Welch (about 500 feet away); Remington-Wyman World War II Memorial (about 500 feet away); Wyman Quadrangle (about 600 feet away); Morton's Rocks
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(about 600 feet away); Wyman Park (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Baltimore.
 
Founder's Wall Display image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), February 15, 2021
2. Founder's Wall Display
Additional plaque that is part of the Founder's Wall display image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), February 15, 2021
3. Additional plaque that is part of the Founder's Wall display
Founder's Wall Display image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), February 15, 2021
4. Founder's Wall Display
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2021. It was originally submitted on February 15, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 452 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on February 15, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
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