Fairmount Park in Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Rebecca at the Well

Drink and I will give thy Camels Drink also

Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 19, 2022

1. Rebecca at the Well Marker

Inscription.

I give this legacy for a triple purpose… to ornament the city that William Penn founded… to refresh the weary and thirsty both man & beast and to commemorate a fact of sacred history
Extract from the Will of Mary Rebecca Darby Smith

This monument was removed from Twelfth and Spring Garden Streets and erected on this site by the Philadelphia
Fountain
Society
1934

Erected 1908 by Mary Rebecca Darby Smith; Sculpted by John J. Boyle; moved in 1934.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Churches & Religion • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1934.

Location. 39° 59.014′ N, 75° 12.523′ W. Marker is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia County. It is in Fairmount Park. Marker is on North Horticultural Drive east of Horticultural Drive, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 100 N Horticultural Dr, Philadelphia PA 19131, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. A different marker also named Rebecca at the Well (here, next to this marker); Joseph Haydn / Franz Schubert (within shouting distance of this marker); Schubert

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(within shouting distance of this marker); Rev. Dr. John Witherspoon (within shouting distance of this marker); Haydn (within shouting distance of this marker); John Witherspoon D.D.L.L.D. (within shouting distance of this marker); The Journeyer (within shouting distance of this marker); Giuseppe Verdi (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Philadelphia.

Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 19, 2022

2. Rebecca at the Well Marker

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Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 19, 2022

3. Rebecca at the Well

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 103 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 20, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.