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

2012

January 2 | NHL Winter Classic

 
 
2012 Marker image. Click for full size.
courtesy Philadelphia Phillies Baseball Club, July 2024
1. 2012 Marker
Inscription. Citizens Bank Park became the third ballpark, joining Wrigley Field (2009) and Fenway Park (2010), to host the NHL's marquee midwinter event as the Philadelphia Flyers lost to the New York Rangers, 3-2, in front of a sellout crowd of 46,967.
 
Erected by Philadelphia Phillies Baseball club.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Parks & Recreational AreasSports. A significant historical date for this entry is January 2, 2012.
 
Location. 39° 54.331′ N, 75° 10.043′ W. Marker is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia County. It is on Greenwich Island. It can be reached from the intersection of South 11th Street / Citizens Bank Way and Pattison Avenue, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: One Citizens Bank Way, Philadelphia PA 19148, 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
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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: 2007 (here, next to this marker); 2016 (here, next to this marker); 2009 (here, next to this marker); 2023 (here, next to this marker); 2008 (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named 2009 (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named 2009 (here, next to this marker); 2013 (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Philadelphia.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on July 8, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 8, 2024. This page has been viewed 103 times since then and 7 times this year. Photo   1. submitted on July 8, 2024. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
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