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

Wyoming Branch of the Free Library

Photographed by Don Morfe, April 26, 2015

1. Wyoming Branch of the Free Library Marker

Inscription. The last library funded by noted philanthropist Andrew Carnegie opened here October 30, 1930, as the Wyoming Avenue Branch of the Free Library of Philadelphia. Pittsburgh industrialist Carnegie endowed more than 2,500 libraries worldwide, including many in Philadelphia.

Erected 2005 by Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Charity & Public Work • Education • Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the Carnegie Libraries, and the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series lists. A significant historical date for this entry is October 30, 1930.

Location. 40° 1.27′ N, 75° 7.24′ W. Marker is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia County. It is in Feltonville. It is at the intersection of East Wyoming Avenue and "B" Street on East Wyoming Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 231 East Wyoming Avenue, Philadelphia PA 19120, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Pennsylvania. It is also in the American Northeast

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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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Feltonville War Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); Whitaker Mill (approx. 0.9 miles away); Prince Hall Grand Lodge (approx. 1½ miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.7 miles away); The Jewish Hospital (approx. 1.7 miles away); Richard Allen (approx. 1.7 miles away); a different marker also named Richard Allen (approx. 1.7 miles away); Anthony Benezet (approx. 1.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Philadelphia.

Wyoming Branch of the Free Library image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, April 26, 2015

2. Wyoming Branch of the Free Library

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 582 times since then and 36 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 4, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.