Marconi Plaza in Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Guglielmo Marconi
The father of
modern communications
April 25, 1874
July 20, 1937
Erected 1979 by The City of Philadelphia under the leadership of Frank L. Rizzo, Mayor, and the Italo-American Community organized as the Marconi Memorial Association Incorporated, Frank P. Didio, M.D. President.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Communications • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical date for this entry is April 25, 1874.
Location. 39° 54.926′ N, 75° 10.268′ W. Marker is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia County. It is in Marconi Plaza. It is on South Broad Street (Pennsylvania Route 611) 0.1 miles south of West Oregon Avenue, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Philadelphia PA 19148, 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: Christopher Columbus (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); All Wars Memorial (about 700 feet away); Tommy Loughran (approx. half a mile away); The Philadelphia Catholic League Football Playoffs (approx. half a mile away); Veterans Stadium (approx. 0.6 miles away); Israel Goldstein (approx. 0.6 miles
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Other markers no longer nearby. The Philadelphia Catholic League Football Playoffs (was approx. half a mile away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); a different marker also named Veterans Stadium (was approx. 0.6 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2024. It was originally submitted on December 21, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 394 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 21, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
