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

Wood Street Riverbank Steps

Photographed by Don Morfe, April 25, 2015

1. Wood Street Riverbank Steps Marker

Inscription. The steps here are the only surviving example of ten passageways along the original Delaware River bank commissioned by William Penn in the early 1700s. Providing public access to the river wharves, the steps promoted transportation, commerce, and westward expansion in Pa.

Erected 2013 by Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list.

Location. 39° 57.374′ N, 75° 8.406′ W. Marker is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia County. It is in Old City. It is on North Front Street just south of Callowhill Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 325 North Front Street, Philadelphia PA 19106, 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: Bladen's Court (approx. ¼ mile away); Elizabeth Drinker (approx. ¼ mile away); 139 Elfreth's Alley (approx. ¼ mile away); Elfreth's Alley (approx. 0.3 miles away); Here, Twice a Day, We Are Held by the Ocean. (approx.

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0.3 miles away); Smythe Stores (approx. 0.3 miles away); Old York Road (approx. 0.3 miles away); Sixth, Eleventh and Twelfth Wards World War I Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Philadelphia.

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Photographed by Don Morfe, April 25, 2015

2. Wood Street Riverbank Steps

Photographed by Don Morfe, April 25, 2015

3. Wood Street Riverbank Steps Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on September 5, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 4, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 923 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 4, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.