Logan Square in Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Don Diego de Gardoqui
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Thomas FitzSimons
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), December 17, 2022
1. Don Diego de Gardoqui / Thomas FitzSimons Marker
Don Diego de Guardoqui
c. 1977
Luis Antonio Sanguino (1934 - )
Scion of a wealthy Basque business family, Gardoqui served as a financial intermediary during the Revolutionary War, helping bring fund and arms from Spain to America. He then became Spain's first ambassador to the United States. This bronze was a gift of the Spanish government for the U.S. Bicentennial.
Thomas FitzSimons
1946
Giuseppi Donato (1881 - 1965)
An Irish immigrant, FitzSimons founded a major trading company that provided supplies and funds to American forces during the Revolution. A signer of the U.S. Constitution, he served three terms in Congress. The Society of the Friends of St. Patrick erected this bronze memorial.
Erected by Museum Without Walls. (Marker Number 38.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Government & Politics • Industry & Commerce • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical year for this entry is 1977.
Location. 39° 57.484′ N, 75° 10.152′ W. Marker is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia County. It is in Logan Square. It can be reached from North 18th Street just
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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: Thomas FitzSimons (here, next to this marker); Diego de Gardoqui (a few steps from this marker); Archeology / Great Central Sanitary Fair (a few steps from this marker); Wissahickon Valley (a few steps from this marker); Sister Cities (within shouting distance of this marker); Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul (within shouting distance of this marker); Sister Cities Park (within shouting distance of this marker); General Galusha Pennypacker Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Philadelphia.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), December 17, 2022
2. Don Diego de Gardoqui / Thomas FitzSimons Marker
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