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

Baldwin Locomotive Works

Photographed by Don Morfe, April 14, 2015

1. Baldwin Locomotive Works Marker

Inscription. For years the nation’s leading locomotive manufacturer, it exported products worldwide. Established here by Matthias Baldwin in 1835, it was an early example of integrated industrial organization, employing more than 15,000 workers. Its 39 buildings encompassed 17 acres and transformed the surrounding area from a rural estate to one of the city’s first factory neighborhoods. Relocating to Eddystone in 1928, it ceased production 1956.

Erected 2009 by Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Railroads & Streetcars. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1835.

Location. 39° 57.716′ N, 75° 10.171′ W. Marker is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia County. It is in Logan Square. It is at the intersection of North 19th Street and Hamilton Street on North 19th Street. The marker is located on the South-West Corner at Franklintown Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1900 Hamilton

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St, Philadelphia PA 19130, 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: Frank N. Piasecki (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Barnes Foundation Land Acknowledgement (approx. 0.2 miles away); On this block in 1941 (approx. 0.2 miles away); Central Library (approx. 0.2 miles away); Parkway Museums District (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Burghers of Calais (approx. ¼ mile away); Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away); The Gates of Hell (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Philadelphia.

Photographed by Don Morfe, April 14, 2015

2. Baldwin Locomotive Works Marker

Franklintown Park image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, April 14, 2015

3. Franklintown Park

Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 20, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,087 times since then and 96 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 20, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.