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

A.M.E. Book Concern

Photographed by Don Morfe, May 16, 2015

1. A.M.E. Book Concern Marker

Inscription. Here in 1836 a church related company began printing hymnals, religious materials, and works by Black authors of the period. In 1847 The Christian Recorder was published here. Bishop Benjamin Tucker Tanner was editor of the firm until 1884.

Erected 1991 by Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Communications • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church, and the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1836.

Location. 39° 56.641′ N, 75° 9.186′ W. Marker is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia County. It is in Washington Square West. It is on Pine Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 631 Pine 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: Blackwell House (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Mother Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church (about 400 feet away); Mother Bethel (about 400 feet away); a different marker also named Mother Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church

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(about 400 feet away); Francis Johnson (about 400 feet away); Mother Bethel A.M.E. Church (about 400 feet away); The Philadelphia Tribune (about 400 feet away); The Richard Allen Statue and Memorial Courtyard (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Philadelphia.

Photographed by Don Morfe, May 16, 2015

2. A.M.E. Book Concern Marker

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 818 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 19, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.