Parkside in Camden in Camden County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Walt Whitman
May 31, 1819-March 26, 1892
Photographed by Thomas Anderson, April 22, 2021
1. Walt Whitman Marker
Author of Leaves of Grass, the most extraordinary piece of wit and wisdom that America has yet contributed. His life was an affirmation of freedom. His poetry was a celebration of life and his philosophy was a preparation for death.
I depart as air, I shake my white locks
at the runaway sun.
I effuse my flesh in eddies, and drift it
in lacy jags.
I bequeath myself to the dirt to grow
from the grass I love.
If you want to see me again look for me under
your boot soles.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Cemeteries & Burial Sites.
Location. 39° 55.577′ N, 75° 5.613′ W. Marker is in Camden, New Jersey, in Camden County. It is in Parkside. It can be reached from Haddon Avenue 0.1 miles east of Vesper Boulevard, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1640 Haddon Ave, Camden NJ 08103, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in South Jersey and in Greater Philadelphia. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. 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 New Netherland and also 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: South Jersey Vietnam Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); Camden Civil War Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); Route 30/130 Cooper River Bridge: A Component of the Cooper River Park (approx.
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Photographed by Thomas Anderson, April 22, 2021
2. Walt Whitman Marker and Tomb
Photographed by Thomas Anderson, April 22, 2021
3. Walt Whitman Tomb
Credits. This page was last revised on April 23, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 26, 2021, by Thomas Anderson of Haddon Township, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 592 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 26, 2021, by Thomas Anderson of Haddon Township, New Jersey. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
