East Germantown in Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Rittenhouse

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, September 3, 2011

1. Rittenhouse Marker

Inscription. The Mennonites arrived in Germantown October 6, 1683. William Rittenhouse was chosen their first minister in 1688. In 1689, he drew this number 19 lot, and on it in 1891, he and his fellow members built the little log church. In 1702 he donated part of lot, and later the present church lot and burial ground.
He was the first paper maker in America.
Died in 1708. Aged 84 years.
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Erected by the Pennsylvania
Historical Commission and the Rittenhouse Memorial Committee.

Erected by Pennsylvania Historical Commission and the Rittenhouse Memorial Committee.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list. A significant historical date for this entry is October 6, 1777.

Location. 40° 2.484′ N, 75° 10.754′ W. Marker is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia County. It is in East Germantown. It is at the intersection of Germantown Avenue and E Herman Street, on the right when traveling north on Germantown Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6119 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia PA 19144, 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

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this marker: First Mennonite Church in America (a few steps from this marker); Ora Washington (a few steps from this marker); Wyck (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Public School of Germantown (about 600 feet away); Birth • Brokenness • Healing • Transformation (about 700 feet away); The Johnson House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Johnson House Historic Site (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Concord School House (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Philadelphia.

Also see . . . Germantown Mennonite Meetinghouse. Historic Germantown website. (Submitted on September 4, 2011, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.)

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, September 3, 2011

2. Rittenhouse Marker

Marker on Germantown Avenue image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, September 3, 2011

3. Marker on Germantown Avenue

Historic Germantown Mennonite Meetinghouse image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, September 3, 2011

4. Historic Germantown Mennonite Meetinghouse

The Rittenhouse marker (seen on the left) is located in front of the Mennonite Meetinghouse in Germantown.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 4, 2011, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 788 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 4, 2011, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.