Rittenhouse Square in Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Benjamin Rush Medicinal Plant Garden

a living exhibit of the Mütter Museum

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 2, 2022

1. Benjamin Rush Medicinal Plant Garden Marker

Inscription. The Benjamin Rush Medicinal Plan Garden is named in honor of Benjamin Rush (1746-1813), a signer of the Declaration of Independence and one of the founders of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia. The garden was established in 1937 and contains more than sixty varieties of medicinal herbs.

Erected by Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Horticulture & Forestry • Science & Medicine • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC), and the Signers of the Declaration of Independence series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1937.

Location. 39° 57.181′ N, 75° 10.591′ W. Marker is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia County. It is in Rittenhouse Square. It can be reached from South 22nd Street south of Ludlow Street, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 27 S 22nd St, Philadelphia PA 19103, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is

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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: A different marker also named Benjamin Rush Medicinal Plant Garden (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named Benjamin Rush Medicinal Plant Garden (here, next to this marker); Philadelphia Horticulture and the College (a few steps from this marker); Okra (a few steps from this marker); Plant As Medicine (a few steps from this marker); Medical Aloe (a few steps from this marker); Ginger (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named Benjamin Rush Medicinal Plant Garden (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Philadelphia.

Other markers no longer nearby. Ginger (was a few steps from this marker but has been replaced with another

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 2, 2022

2. Benjamin Rush Medicinal Plant Garden Marker

marker now near it); a different marker also named Benjamin Rush Medicinal Plant Garden (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 6, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 270 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 6, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.