Logan/ Ogontz/ Fern Rock in Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Richard Allen
"If you love your children, if you love your country, if you love the God of Love, clear your hands of slaves. Burden not your children or your country with them."
- Richard Allen [1794], minister, educator, writer, and one of America's most active and influential Black leaders of his time.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Abolition & Underground RR • African Americans • Education • Religion & Religious Structures.
Location. 40° 1.449′ 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 Anthony Benezet (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named Richard Allen (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named Anthony Benezet (here, next to this marker);
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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 226 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 4, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
