University City in Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Law Department
Department
of the
Vniversity
First Professor
James Wilson
1790
Department
of the
Vniversity
reorganized by
George Sharswood
1850
Erected by University of Pennsylvania.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1790.
Location. 39° 57.236′ N, 75° 11.523′ W. Marker is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia County. It is in University City. It is on South 34th Street just south of Chestnut Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3386 Chestnut St, Philadelphia PA 19104, 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: 9/11 Memorial Tree (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); 125 Years (about 300 feet away); ENIAC (approx. 0.2 miles away); Benjamin Franklin (approx. 0.2 miles away); Korman Family Quad (approx. 0.2 miles away); A Tribute to Senior Vice President Anthony T. Caneris and His Wife Antoinette (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different
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Credits. This page was last revised on November 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 4, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 152 times since then and 6 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 4, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
