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

Mount Pleasant

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 26, 2024

1. Mount Pleasant Marker

Inscription. Called "the most elegant Seat in Pennsylvania" by John Adams, the mansion represents high-style Georgian architecture. It was built in 1762-1765 for John Macpherson, who amassed a fortune privateering in the Caribbean. Records show he also participated in the sale and purchase of enslaved people of African descent from the Caribbean to the northern colonies. Nell, Bernard, Castillis and Cato were known to be enslaved here.

Erected 2023 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Architecture • Colonial Era • Industry & Commerce • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list.

Location. 39° 59.003′ N, 75° 11.977′ W. Marker is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia County. It is in Fairmount Park. It is on Mt. Pleasant Drive west of Fountain Green Drive, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3800 Mt Pleasant Drive, Philadelphia PA 19121, 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: A Pirate's Plantation / Beer, Milk, Autos, Museum (within shouting distance of this marker);

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Rockland (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Ulysses S. Grant Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Playing Angels / Sleeping Woman (approx. 0.2 miles away); Columbia Bridge (approx. 0.2 miles away); Smith Memorial Playground & Playhouse (approx. ¼ mile away); Sleeping Woman (approx. 0.4 miles away); Haydn (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Philadelphia.

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Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 26, 2024

2. Mount Pleasant

Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2024. It was originally submitted on January 30, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 215 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 30, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.