Wissahickon Valley Park in Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Colonial Herb Garden

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, October 5, 2013

1. Colonial Herb Garden Marker

Inscription.
Such plantings were common in 17th- & 18th- century America. Herbs were primarily used in cooking and for medical purposes.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Horticulture & Forestry.

Location. 40° 1.763′ N, 75° 11.379′ W. Marker is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia County. It is in Wissahickon Valley Park. It is on Lincoln Drive, on the right when traveling south. Marker is accessible from the parking area for Rittenhouse Town off Lincoln Drive. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1690 Lincoln Dr, 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

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walking distance of this marker: Rittenhouse Homestead (here, next to this marker); David Rittenhouse (a few steps from this marker); Homestead (within shouting distance of this marker); Rittenhouse Town (within shouting distance of this marker); Rittenhousetown Historic District (within shouting distance of this marker); Battle of Germantown (about 400 feet away); Sailor Grove Stormwater Wetland (about 600 feet away); Dr. Mary Davis Ridgway (about 800 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Philadelphia.

Another marker is no longer nearby. The Jacob Rittenhouse Home at RittenhouseTown (was about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line but has been permanently removed).

Also see . . . Historic RittenhouseTown – A National Landmark District. (Submitted on October 6, 2013, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.)

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, October 5, 2013

2. Colonial Herb Garden Marker

Marker at Historic RittenhouseTown image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, October 5, 2013

3. Marker at Historic RittenhouseTown

Rittenhousetown Homestead image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, October 5, 2013

4. Rittenhousetown Homestead

The Colonial Herb Garden and marker (seen at left in photo) are located near this 16th century house.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 6, 2013, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 610 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on October 6, 2013, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.