Lawndale in Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Thomas Balch
Born 23. July 1821
| | Died 29. March 1877 | |
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 4, 2025
1. Thomas Balch Marker Detail
He proposed in an interview with the President Lincoln in November 1864 and in an open letter published in the New York Tribune 13. May 1865 an international tribunal to judge the Alabama claims
Erected by Trinity Church Oxford.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, US Civil. A significant historical month for this entry is November 1864.
Location. 40° 3.275′ N, 75° 5.198′ W. Marker is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia County. It is in Lawndale. It can be reached from Oxford Avenue. Monument is in the Trinity Church Oxford graveyard. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 603 Longshore Avenue, Philadelphia PA 19111, 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 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: Rear Admiral James L. Lardner U.S.N. (here, next to this marker); Trinity Church Oxford First Service (a few steps from this marker); John Washington Whitaker (within shouting distance of this marker); Unmarked Enslaved Graves Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Trinity Church Oxford (within shouting distance of this marker); Burholme World War I Memorial (approx. half a mile away); Burholme Memorial for Peace
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Also see . . .
1. The Alabama Claims, 1862-1872 (US Dept of State). (Submitted on July 6, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. Alabama Claims under the Geneva Tribunal (Smithsonian). (Submitted on July 6, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 4, 2025
2. Thomas Balch Monument
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 4, 2025
3. Thomas Balch Monument
Credits. This page was last revised on October 22, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 6, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,016 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 6, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
