Rittenhouse Square in Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Spirit of '61

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 21, 2023

1. Spirit of '61 Marker

Inscription. First Regiment Infantry
National Guard
of
Pennsylvania
(Gray Reserved)
1881 - April 18 - 1911

Erected 1911 by Henry Kirke Bush-Brown, sculptor.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.

Location. 39° 56.991′ N, 75° 9.863′ W. Memorial is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia County. It is in Rittenhouse Square. It is at the intersection of South Broad Street (Pennsylvania Route 611) and Moravian Street, on the right when traveling south on South Broad Street. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 140 S Broad St, Philadelphia PA 19107, 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 original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within

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walking distance of this marker: Washington Grays Monument (here, next to this marker); The Union League of Philadelphia (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named Union League of Philadelphia (a few steps from this marker); Artillery Corps Washington Grays (within shouting distance of this marker); Films Shaped by a City (within shouting distance of this marker); The Walk of Fame (within shouting distance of this marker); 15th & Walnut (about 400 feet away); Albert M. Greenfield (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Philadelphia.

Another marker is no longer nearby. On this block in 1902 (was about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line but has been permanently removed).

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 21, 2023

2. Spirit of '61 Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 24, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 205 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 24, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.