Bethlehem in Northampton County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Catherine Drinker Bowen

(1897-1973)

Photographed by PaulwC3, December 7, 2014

1. Catherine Drinker Bowen Marker

Inscription. Author & historian. Her works include books on Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. “Yankee from Olympus”, Sir Edward Coke “Lion and the Throne”, & the U.S. Constitution “Miracle at Philadelphia”. She lived here during her father's university presidency, 1905-1920.

Erected 1997 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Education • Women. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list.

Location. 40° 36.481′ N, 75° 22.778′ W. Marker is in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, in Northampton County. It is at the intersection of West Packer Avenue and Vine Street on West Packer Avenue. The marker is located on the campus of Lehigh University. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 19 Memorial Drive West, Bethlehem PA 18015, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Pennsylvania and in Lehigh Valley.

It is also in the American

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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

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: John Fritz (approx. 0.2 miles away); Eugene Gifford Grace (approx. 0.2 miles away); Lehigh-Lafayette Football Game (approx. 0.3 miles away); Edwin L. Drake (approx. 0.3 miles away); Steelworkers Memorial Park (approx. 0.3 miles away); Robert H. Sayre (approx. 0.4 miles away); Samuel Wetherill (approx. 0.4 miles away); Crown Inn (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bethlehem.

Also see . . . MarkerQuest - Catherine Drinker Bowen. (Submitted on June 11, 2025, by Laura Klotz of Northampton, Pennsylvania.)

Wide view of the Catherine Drinker Bowen Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by PaulwC3, December 7, 2014

2. Wide view of the Catherine Drinker Bowen Marker

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