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

Penn Treaty Park

Photographed by Don Morfe, May 16, 2015

1. Penn Treaty Park Marker

Inscription. Traditional site of a treaty between William Penn and the Indians, this park is maintained by the City of Philadelphia in commemoration of the Proprietor's peaceful relations with the Indians

Erected 1976 by Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission.

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

Location. 39° 58.027′ N, 75° 7.709′ W. Marker is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia County. It is in Fishtown. It is at the intersection of Beach Street and Cecil B. Moore (Columbia) Avenue on Beach Street. The marker is located near the side walk at Penn Treaty Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Philadelphia PA 19125, 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: William Penn (within shouting distance of this marker); Fairman’s Mansion (within shouting distance of this marker); Penn Treaty Park: A Place of Peace (within shouting distance of this marker); The Great Elm (within shouting distance of this

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marker); The Penn Society Obelisk (within shouting distance of this marker); The Great Treaty (within shouting distance of this marker); Treaty Ground of William Penn (within shouting distance of this marker); On this site in 1682… (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Philadelphia.

Photographed by Don Morfe, May 16, 2015

2. Penn Treaty Park Marker

Statue of William Penn at Penn Treaty Park image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, May 16, 2015

3. Statue of William Penn at Penn Treaty Park

Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 19, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 775 times since then and 36 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 19, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.