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

The Salvation Army

Photographed by Don Morfe, April 26, 2015

1. The Salvation Army Marker

Inscription. The first U.S. corps was opened here on Oxford St. by 17-year-old Eliza Shirley in 1879. She came from England, assigned by the founder, William Booth. This organization would become the largest private charity in the U.S., giving spiritual and social help to the needy.

Erected 1998 by Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Religion & Religious Structures • Women. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1879.

Location. 39° 58.511′ N, 75° 8.516′ W. Marker is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia County. It is in Olde Kensington. It is on Oxford Street near near 4th Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Philadelphia PA 19122, 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,

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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: Kensington Riots of 1844 (about 800 feet away, measured in a direct line); American Street Goes Green! (approx. 0.4 miles away); John N. Neumann (approx. 0.4 miles away); St. John Neumann (approx. 0.4 miles away); Pope John Paul II (approx. 0.4 miles away); Persistence (approx. 0.4 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. half a mile away); La Borinqueña (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Philadelphia.

Photographed by Don Morfe, April 26, 2015

2. The Salvation Army Marker

Photographed by Don Morfe, April 26, 2015

3. The Salvation Army Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 4, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 581 times since then and 27 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.