Chester in Delaware County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Brig. Gen. Charles E. Hyatt
1851 - 1930
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Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 10, 2024
1. Brig. Gen. Charles E. Hyatt Marker
The world was made a better
place because he lived
Erected 1930 by Pennsylvania Military College Class of 1930.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education.
Location. 39° 51.698′ N, 75° 21.319′ 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.
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: "Albie" Filoreto Memorial Carillon (here, next to this marker); Pennsylvania Military College/Widener University Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Freedom's Pride, c. 1900 (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.
Regarding Brig. Gen. Charles E. Hyatt. While the marker has limited historical information, the subject is noteworthy for being the head of the long defunct Pennsylvania Military College (PMC), a "victim" of anti-Vietnam War sentiment (closing in 1973), and for being promoted to brigadier general in 1923 by Gifford Pinchot, governor of Pennsylvania, with approval of the legislature, despite not formally being a member of the PA National Guard. Nonetheless, PMC was considered nearly on a par with
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 10, 2024
2. Brig. Gen. Charles E. Hyatt Marker
Also see . . . Charles E. Hyatt Takes Charge (Pennsylvania Military College). (Submitted on August 11, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 10, 2024
3. Old Main
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 10, 2024
4. Pennsylvania Military College Cadet-Civilian Memorial
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 209 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 11, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
