William Penn Annex East in Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

The Signer

Independence National Historical Park

— National Park Service —

The Signer Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), November 19, 2022

1. The Signer Marker

Inscription. Certain rare moments change the course of history. Yet within a mere eleven years two such moments, the signing of the Declaration of Independence and the signing of the Constitution of the United States, occurred in Independence Hall, just a few steps from where you are standing. The sculpture you see before you commemorates the courage of those who altered their lives, and ours, by affixing their names to these documents.

Erected 1982 by National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Signers of the Declaration of Independence series list.

Location. 39° 56.935′ N, 75° 8.933′ W. Marker is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia County. It is in William Penn Annex East. It is on Chestnut Street (County Road 3008) just east of South Independence Mall East (County Road 2003), on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Philadelphia PA 19106, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker 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: A different marker also named The Signer (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named The Signer

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(here, next to this marker); Gilbert Stuart House (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named The Signer (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named The Signer (a few steps from this marker); Library of the American Philosophical Society (within shouting distance of this marker); Portrait Gallery in the Second Bank of the United States (within shouting distance of this marker); Old City Hall (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Philadelphia.

The Signer marker, with <i>The Signer</i> visible in the background image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), November 19, 2022

2. The Signer marker, with The Signer visible in the background

Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 21, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 182 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 21, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.