Lancaster in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Thomas Henry Burrowes

In Grateful Memory of

— 16 Nov. 1805 - 25 Feb. 1871 —

Thomas Henry Burrowes Monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., March 30, 2023

1. Thomas Henry Burrowes Monument

Inscription.

He organized the
Common School System of Pennsylvania

He also organized the Soldiers Orphan Schools
and wrote the Normal School Law of Pennsylvania

And wisest they in this whole wide land
Of hoarding till bent and grey
For all you can hold in your cold dead hand
Is what you have given away

He gave his best; his giving was princely; his work has been grandly cumulative
and will be so through the ages. To no man now living does Pennsylvania
owe so great a debt of gratitude.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Charity & Public Work • Education.

Location. 40° 2.413′ N, 76° 18.204′ W. Marker is in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, in Lancaster County. The monument is in St. James Episcopal Church Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 119 North Duke Street, Lancaster PA 17603, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. S. M. Lieut. Edmund Hayes (here, next to this marker); This spot is marked in sacred memory of George Ross (a few steps from this marker); St. James Churchyard (a few steps from this marker); The Rev. Thomas Barton (a

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few steps from this marker); Thomas B. Barton (a few steps from this marker); Edward Shippen (within shouting distance of this marker); Jasper Yeates (within shouting distance of this marker); Robert Coleman (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lancaster.

Also see . . .
1. Thomas Henry Burrowes at Wikipedia. (Submitted on May 5, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
2. Commission of Soldiers' Orphan Schools (PA) Orphans Leaving School, 1883-1903. (Submitted on May 5, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)

Thomas Henry Burrowes Monument Detail image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., March 30, 2023

2. Thomas Henry Burrowes Monument Detail

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., March 30, 2023

3. Thomas Henry Burrowes Monument

The First Presbyterian Church steeple is visible in background

Credits. This page was last revised on May 27, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 5, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 52 times since then and 11 times this year. Last updated on May 5, 2023, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 5, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.