Fairmount Park in Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
John Witherspoon D.D.L.L.D.
Born in Scotland, Feb. 5, 1722
Ordained minister
in the Presbyterian Church 1745
President of the College of N.J. 1768 - 1974
The only clergyman in the Continental Congress
Signer of the Declaration of Independence
Died at Princeton, N.J.
Nov. 15, 1794
"For my own part of property, I have some of reputation more that reputation is staked that property is pledged on the issue of this contest and although these gray hairs must soon descend into the sepulchre I would infinitely rather that they descend thither by the hand of the executioner than desert at this crisis the sacred cause of my country"
Witherspoon
"Proclaim liberty throughout all the land unto all the inhabitants thereof"
Levit. XX. 10
Erected 1876 by A committee appointed by the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America.
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Education • Religion & Religious Structures • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Signers of the Declaration of Independence series
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Location. 39° 59.042′ N, 75° 12.542′ W. Memorial is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia County. It is in Fairmount Park. It is on North Horticultural Drive east of Horticultural Drive, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 100 Horticultural Dr, Philadelphia PA 19131, 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: Rev. Dr. John Witherspoon (here, next to this marker); Joseph Haydn / Franz Schubert (within shouting distance of this marker); Schubert (within shouting distance of this marker); Rebecca at the Well (within shouting distance of this marker); a different
Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 20, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 321 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on March 20, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
