Chester in Delaware County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
"Albie" Filoreto Memorial Carillon
Dome of Old Main
of
Pennsylvania Military College
by
Friends, Faculty and Students
March 1964
Erected 1964 by Friends of Albert Filoreto and the Faculty and Students of Pennsylvania Military College.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Education. In addition, it is included in the Historic Bells series list. A significant historical month for this entry is March 1964.
Location. 39° 51.698′ N, 75° 21.317′ 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. Marker is on the Old Main south wall, under the former entrance portico, 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: Brig. Gen. Charles E. Hyatt (here, next to this marker); Freedom's Pride, c. 1900 (within shouting distance of this marker); Pennsylvania Military College/Widener University Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); In Commemoration of the Centennial (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Millennium Flame (about 600 feet away); Dr. Anna E. Broomall (about 700 feet away); Rochambeau Route (approx. Ό mile away); Sun Village War Memorial (approx. Ό mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chester.
Also see . . . The Bells of Pennsylvania Military College. (Submitted on August 11, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
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 171 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 11, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.


