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

Chapin A. Harris

1806 - 1860

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), February 15, 2021

1. Chapin A. Harris Marker

Inscription. Scholar • Teacher • Man of vision and untiring energy • A pioneer organizer of professional dentistry • The first dental college in the world • Founded in Baltimore • 1839 •

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Science & Medicine. A significant historical year for this entry is 1839.

Location. 39° 19.494′ N, 76° 37.266′ W. Marker is in Baltimore, Maryland. It is in Johns Hopkins Homewood. It is at the intersection of Wyman Park Drive and Wyman Parkway, on the right when traveling east on Wyman Park Drive. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2952 Wyman Pkwy, Baltimore MD 21211, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Maryland.

It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic,

in the Chesapeake Bay Region,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. 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

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are within walking distance of this marker: Spring House or Dairy - c. 1812 (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Harriet Tubman Grove (about 400 feet away); Robert E. Lee and Thomas. J. “Stonewall” Jackson Monument (about 400 feet away); Lion (about 400 feet away); Joseph Beuys Tree Partnership (about 500 feet away); Wyman Park Dell (about 600 feet away); Decker Quadrangle (about 600 feet away); William Henry Welch (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Baltimore.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Lee Jackson Monument (was about 400 feet away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

The plaque on the reverse of the bust image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), February 15, 2021

2. The plaque on the reverse of the bust

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 346 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 15, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.

Editor’s want-list for this marker. A clearer photo of the plaque on the reverse of the bust. • A wide shot of the marker in context. • Can you help?