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

Birth • Brokenness • Healing • Transformation

Dedicated June 17, 2023

 
 
Birth • Brokenness • Healing • Transformation Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones, September 3, 2023
1. Birth • Brokenness • Healing • Transformation Marker
Inscription.
Philly's First Juneteenth Mural

[Inscriptions from the mural:]
Freedom • Family • Freedom • Power

127th Reg't. U.S. Colored Troops

 
Erected 2023 by Absolute Equality; Capital One Cafι; Mural Arts Philadelphia; Voices Underground; Custom Arts Studio.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: African AmericansWar, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is June 19, 1865.
 
Location. 40° 2.569′ N, 75° 10.84′ W. Marker is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia County. It is in Germantown. Memorial is on Germantown Avenue south of West Washington Lane (County Road 4007), on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6228 Germantown Ave, Philadelphia PA 19144, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. The Johnson House (within shouting distance of this marker); Johnson House Historic Site (within shouting distance of this marker); The Concord School House (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Soldiers of the War of 1812 (about 400 feet away); Revolutionary Soldiers Buried Here (about 400 feet away); The Upper Burial Ground (about
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400 feet away); First Mennonite Church in America (about 600 feet away); Rittenhouse (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Philadelphia.
 
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<i>Birth • Brokenness • Healing • Transformation</i> image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones, September 3, 2023
2. Birth • Brokenness • Healing • Transformation
 
 
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 52 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on September 4, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.

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