Birmingham Township near West Chester in Chester County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Birthplace of Isaac Sharpless
| | Placed on the National Register of Historic Places - 2011 | |
Photographed by Keith S Smith, March 29, 2011
1. Birthplace of Isaac Sharpless Marker
of
Isaac Sharpless
1848 — 1920
Educator
Quaker Leader
Devoted Citizen
Mathematician-Astronomer-Historian
President of Haverford College
1887 – 1917
Erected 1930 by Friends Historical Association, The Alumni of Haverford College, Old Scholars of Westtown School, and The Chester County Historical Society.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Religion & Religious Structures • Science & Medicine. In addition, it is included in the Quakerism series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1848.
Location. 39° 55.122′ N, 75° 36.388′ W. Marker is near West Chester, Pennsylvania, in Chester County. It is in Birmingham Township. It is on Birmingham Road 0.1 miles north of Lambourne Road, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1045 Birmingham Rd, West Chester PA 19382, 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 one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Osborne Hill (approx. 0.3 miles away); Osborne's Hill (approx. 0.3 miles away); Battle of Brandywine (approx. Ύ mile away); Christian C. Sanderson (approx.
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More about this marker. Marker is partly obscured by a boxwood bush.
Also see . . .
1. Isaac Sharpless - Wikipedia. (Submitted on March 29, 2011, by Keith S Smith of West Chester, Pennsylvania.)
2. Westtown School - Wikipedia. (Submitted on March 29, 2011, by Keith S Smith of West Chester, Pennsylvania.)
3. Haverford College - Wikipedia. (Submitted on March 29, 2011, by Keith S Smith of West Chester, Pennsylvania.)
4. Sharpless Homestead - Wikipedia. (Submitted on January 5, 2013, by Keith S Smith of West Chester, Pennsylvania.)
Photographed by Keith S Smith, April 3, 2014
2. Birthplace of Isaac Sharpless Marker ~ Roadside
The new homeowner has removed the shrubs that at one time blocked the view of this marker
Photographed by Keith S Smith, March 29, 2011
3. Birthplace of Isaac Sharpless Marker
Photographed by Keith S Smith, March 29, 2011
4. Birthplace of Isaac Sharpless Marker
Photographed by Ned Goode, April 24, 1962
5. Sharpless House (Walker House)
Historic American Buildings Survey [HABS PA,15-BIRM.V,2-]
Photographed by Keith S Smith, April 3, 2014
6. Sharpless ~ Walker House
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 29, 2011, by Keith S Smith of West Chester, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 935 times since then and 37 times this year. Last updated on January 5, 2013, by Keith S Smith of West Chester, Pennsylvania. Photos: 1. submitted on March 29, 2011, by Keith S Smith of West Chester, Pennsylvania. 2. submitted on April 3, 2014, by Keith S Smith of West Chester, Pennsylvania. 3, 4. submitted on March 29, 2011, by Keith S Smith of West Chester, Pennsylvania. 5. submitted on March 31, 2011, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. 6. submitted on April 3, 2014, by Keith S Smith of West Chester, Pennsylvania. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
