Blue Bell Hill in Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Dr. Mary Davis Ridgway

(1823-1927)

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, January 18, 2014

1. Dr. Mary Davis Ridgway Marker

Inscription. A leader in the women's rights movement and a homeopathic physician and surgeon. She was founder of Providence General Hospital (chartered 1913), the principal officers of which were women. From 1914 to 1917 it served the community from nearby Abraham Rittenhouse Home. Political pressure then forced the hospital to move from this site, and it closed shortly after Dr. Ridgway's death.

Erected 2001 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Civil Rights • Science & Medicine • Women. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1914.

Location. 40° 1.88′ N, 75° 11.32′ W. Marker is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia County. It is in Blue Bell Hill. It is on Wissahickon Avenue 0.1 miles south of West Walnut Lane, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Philadelphia PA 19144, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Pennsylvania.

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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: Rittenhousetown Historic District (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Homestead (about 700 feet away); Colonial Herb Garden (about 800 feet away); Rittenhouse Homestead (about 800 feet away); David Rittenhouse (about 800 feet away); Sailor Grove Stormwater Wetland (approx. 0.2 miles away); Rittenhouse Town (approx. 0.2 miles away); Battle of Germantown (approx. 0.2 miles 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 approx. 0.2 miles away but has been permanently removed).

Also see . . . Mary Davis Ridgway. Sue Young Histories (Submitted on January 19, 2014, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, January 18, 2014

2. Dr. Mary Davis Ridgway Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 19, 2014, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,231 times since then and 37 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 19, 2014, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.