Chester in Delaware County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Millennium Flame
by Jon Krawczyk
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 10, 2024
1. Millennium Flame Marker
of Widener University's 175th Year
Donated by John P. Saik '68
with additional sponsorship by
Leslie C. Quick, Jr. '50
Mr. & Mrs. J. W. Hirschmann III '82
Cortright Wetherill, Jr. '75
Nicholas P. Trainer '64
Dedicated October 4, 1997
Erected 1997 by Widener University and Alumni.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1996.
Location. 39° 51.658′ N, 75° 21.44′ W. Marker is in Chester, Pennsylvania, in Delaware County. It can be reached from East 14th Street. Marker and sculpture are in the courtyard north of the Louis Kapelski Learning Center, on the Widener University campus. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 658 East 14th Street, 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.
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Dr. Anna E. Broomall (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Brig. Gen. Charles E. Hyatt (about 600 feet away); "Albie" Filoreto Memorial Carillon (about 600 feet away); Pennsylvania Military College/Widener University Veterans Memorial (about 600 feet away); Freedom's Pride, c. 1900 (about 700 feet away); In Commemoration of the Centennial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Rochambeau Route (approx. 0.3 miles away); Sun Village War Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chester.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 10, 2024
2. Millennium Flame Sculpture and Marker
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 10, 2024
3. Millennium Flame
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 10, 2024
4. Millennium Flame Sculptor's Mark
Credits. This page was last revised on August 11, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 11, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 185 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 11, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
