FDR Park in Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Franklin Delano Roosevelt Park

Philadelphia Parks & Recreation

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), December 17, 2022

1. Franklin Delano Roosevelt Park Marker

Inscription.
Established as League Island Park, 1895
Site of Sesquicentennial Exposition, 1926

Erected by Philadelphia Parks & Recreation.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Notable Events • Parks & Recreational Areas. A significant historical year for this entry is 1895.

Location. 39° 54.295′ N, 75° 10.531′ W. Marker is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia County. It is in FDR Park. It is on FDR Park Drive south of Pattison Avenue, in the median. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1500 Pattison Ave, Philadelphia PA 19145, 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 7 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Veterans Stadium (approx. 0.2 miles

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away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named Veterans Stadium (approx. ¼ mile away); Philadelphia Veterans Stadium (approx. ¼ mile away); You Are Not Forgotten (approx. ¼ mile away); a different marker also named Veterans Stadium (approx. ¼ mile away); The Philadelphia Catholic League Football Playoffs (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Philadelphia.

Other markers no longer nearby. Joe Brown (was approx. 0.2 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Veterans Stadium was home to the Eagles… (was approx. 0.2 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Following the last out of the 2003 season… (was approx. 0.2 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Hundreds of youth from the area… (was approx. 0.2 miles away but has been confirmed missing); a different marker also named Joe Brown (was approx. ¼ mile away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); The Phillies played at Veterans Stadium, 1971-2003. (was approx. ¼ mile away but has been replaced with another marker

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), December 17, 2022

2. Franklin Delano Roosevelt Park Marker

now near it); The Philadelphia Stars (was approx. ¼ mile away but has been confirmed missing); The Army/Navy College Football Classic (was approx. ¼ mile away but has been confirmed missing); a different marker also named The Philadelphia Catholic League Football Playoffs (was approx. 0.3 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 256 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.