Society Hill in Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Hon. James Campbell

Born Sept. 1, 1812

— Died Jan'y 27, 1893. —

Hon. James Campbell Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 13, 2023

1. Hon. James Campbell Marker

Inscription. Judge of the Court
of Common Pleas
Attorney General of Pennsylvania
Postmaster General of the
United States

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Communications • Government & Politics.

Location. 39° 56.755′ N, 75° 8.919′ W. Marker is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia County. It is in Society Hill. It is on South 4th Street just south of Locust Street, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 242 S 4th 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: James Campbell

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(here, next to this marker); Harriet Cany Peale (here, next to this marker); Maj. Henry C. Whelan (here, next to this marker); Michael Bouvier (a few steps from this marker); Emanuel Holmes (a few steps from this marker); Don Juan Bautista Bernabeu (a few steps from this marker); Commodore John Barry (a few steps from this marker); General Stephen Moylan (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Philadelphia.

More about this marker. This is not Campbell's gravestone. It is an interpretive plaque that is immediately adjacent to his family's burial vault.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 13, 2023

2. Hon. James Campbell Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 15, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 179 times since then and 6 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 15, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.