Chester in Delaware County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

In Commemoration of the Centennial

Erected by Class of 1921

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 10, 2024

1. In Commemoration of the Centennial Marker

Inscription.

[Title is text]

Erected by Widener University Class of 1921.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1821.

Location. 39° 51.692′ N, 75° 21.258′ W. Marker is in Chester, Pennsylvania, in Delaware County. It is at the intersection of 14th Street and University Place, on the right when traveling west on 14th Street. Markers are on the entrance drive plinths leading to Old Main, on the Widener University campus. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1 University Place, Chester PA 19013, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Pennsylvania and in Greater Philadelphia.

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: Freedom's Pride, c. 1900

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(within shouting distance of this marker); Pennsylvania Military College/Widener University Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); "Albie" Filoreto Memorial Carillon (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Brig. Gen. Charles E. Hyatt (about 300 feet away); Dr. Anna E. Broomall (approx. 0.2 miles away); Millennium Flame (approx. 0.2 miles away); Rochambeau Route (approx. 0.2 miles away); Sun Village War Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chester.

More about this marker. The school was founded in 1821.

Also see . . . Widener University. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on December 14, 2024, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 10, 2024

2. In Commemoration of the Centennial Marker

In Commemoration of the Centennial Marker image. Click for more information.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 10, 2024

3. In Commemoration of the Centennial Marker

Old Main in background
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Credits. This page was last revised on December 15, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 11, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 193 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 11, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.