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° 56.93′ N, 75° 8.948′ W. Marker is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia County. It is in William Penn Annex East. It is on South Independence Mall East (County Road 2003) just south of Chestnut Street (County Road 3008), on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 110 S 5th St, 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); Gilbert Stuart House (a

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few steps from this marker); Library of the American Philosophical Society (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); Old City Hall (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named The Signer (a few steps from this marker); American Philosophical Society (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Philadelphia.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Peale’s Mastodon, 2017 (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed).

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

2. The Signer Marker

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 223 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 21, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.