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

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Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 13, 2023
1. Here in this historic graveyard… Marker
Inscription.
Here in this historic graveyard we are reminded of people who created and held this nation together during the American Revolution.

Feel their presence. Walk in their footprints.

Be thankful for their courage, daring & foresight.
 
Erected by Old Pine Conservancy.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial SitesWar, US Revolutionary.
 
Location. 39° 56.614′ N, 75° 8.982′ W. Memorial is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia County. It is in Society Hill. It is on Pine Street east of South 5th Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 421 Pine St, Philadelphia PA 19147, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial 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
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original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Duffield Sculpture / Ronn Shaffer, 1940-2019 (here, next to this marker); Rev. George Duffield, D.D. (here, next to this marker); Nature defined this sculpted stance of Rev. George Duffield… (here, next to this marker); Duffield and Old Pine's Role in the Revolutionary War (here, next to this marker); Reverend George Duffield's Revolutionary War Pulpit On Pine Street (here, next to this marker); Between 1750-1820s… (a few steps from this marker); Old Pine Street Presbyterian Church Historic Graveyard (a few steps from this marker); Marc Blitzstein (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Philadelphia.
 
More about this memorial. An identical marker can be found elsewhere on the cemetery grounds.
 
Here in this historic graveyard… Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 13, 2023
2. Here in this historic graveyard… Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 16, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 151 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on January 16, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
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