Logan/ Ogontz/ Fern Rock in Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Richard Allen
"This land which we have watered with our tears and our blood is now our Mother Country and we are well satisfied to stay where wisdom abounds and the Gospel is free."
- Richard Allen, free slave who established the first African American religious denomination, the African Methodist Episcopal Church
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1816.
Location. 40° 1.45′ N, 75° 9.161′ W. Marker is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia County. It is in Logan/ Ogontz/ Fern Rock. It can be reached from North 16th Street north of West Courtland Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4690 N 16th St, Philadelphia PA 19140, 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: Anthony Benezet (here, next to this marker); Lucretia Mott (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named Richard Allen (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named Lucretia Mott (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named Lucretia Mott
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Credits. This page was last revised on September 4, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 4, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 269 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 4, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
