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

Washington Avenue Immigration Station

Photographed by Don Morfe, March 11, 2015

1. Washington Avenue Immigration Station Marker

Inscription. Since the 1870s, the station was an entry point and processing center for immigrants, primarily from Eastern and Southern Europe. From here, newcomers moved into the city or other parts of the state. It was demolished in 1915.

Erected 1994 by Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Immigration • Notable Buildings. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1915.

Location. 39° 55.986′ N, 75° 8.598′ W. Marker is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia County. It is in Pennsport. It is at the intersection of Christopher Columbus Blvd. and Washington Avenue on Christopher Columbus Blvd.. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Philadelphia PA 19147, 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 this marker: The Grand Battery (within shouting distance of this marker); Improving Urban Ecology along the Delaware: Watersheds and Stormwater Quality (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Washington Avenue Pier (about 400 feet away); Legacy of an Urban Waterfront: a Changing River Shoreline (about 500 feet

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away); Captain John Douglass (about 500 feet away); Catherine Hanson (about 500 feet away); Gloria Dei Church (about 500 feet away); a different marker also named "Gloria Dei" Church (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Philadelphia.

Photographed by Don Morfe, March 11, 2015

2. Washington Avenue Immigration Station Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on January 27, 2024. It was originally submitted on March 18, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 631 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 18, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.