William Penn Annex West in Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
General George B. McClellan
Erected 1891.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.
Location. 39° 57.197′ N, 75° 9.819′ W. Memorial is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia County. It is in William Penn Annex West. It is at the intersection of John F. Kennedy Boulevard (Pennsylvania Route 611) and North Broad Street ( Route 611), on the left when traveling west on John F. Kennedy Boulevard. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 576 Philadelphia Pedestrian Transit, Philadelphia PA 19102, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial 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: General George McClellan / Major General John Fulton Reynolds (here, next to this marker); Public Sector Collective Bargaining (a few steps from this marker); Tricentennial Anniversary of German Settlement (a few steps from this marker); Philadelphia City Hall Gates (within shouting distance of this marker); Matthias William Baldwin (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Matthias William Baldwin (within shouting distance of this marker); Philadelphia (within shouting distance
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3. General Geo. B. McClellan Monument
Illustration of sculptor Henry J. Ellicott's sketch model for the McClellan Monument in The Monumental News, Vol. IV, No. 1, January 1892, Page 18. Although the monument was cast in 1891, it was not dedicated until October 1894. It was relocated 1936.
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