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

Girl Scout Cookies

Photographed by Don Morfe, March 23, 2015

1. Girl Scout Cookies Marker

Inscription. On November 11, 1932, Girl Scouts baked & sold cookies for the first time in the windows of the Philadelphia Gas & Electric Co. here. This endeavor soon became a Philadelphia tradition. In 1936 the Girl Scouts of the U.S.A adopted the annual cookie sale as a national program.

Erected 2001 by Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Fraternal or Sororal Organizations • Industry & Commerce • Women. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list. A significant historical date for this entry is November 11, 1932.

Location. 39° 57.266′ N, 75° 9.826′ W. Marker is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia County. It is in Logan Square. It is on Arch Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1401 Arch Street, Philadelphia PA 19102, 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

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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: Unifying the Neighborhoods and Cultures of Philadelphia (within shouting distance of this marker); "Government of the People." (within shouting distance of this marker); Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); William Penn (about 300 feet away); Government Of The People (about 300 feet away); The Masonic Temple (about 300 feet away); Anna E. Dickinson (about 400 feet away); Philadelphia (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Philadelphia.

Photographed by Don Morfe, March 23, 2015

2. Girl Scout Cookies Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on November 26, 2025. It was originally submitted on March 26, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 2,113 times since then and 113 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 26, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.

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