East Pikeland Township near Phoenixville in Chester County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Graceanna Lewis

(1821-1912)

Photographed by Don Morfe, June 29, 2015

1. Graceanna Lewis Marker

Inscription. An early female scientist considered one of the best educated female naturalists of her day, Lewis dedicated her life to the study of botany and zoology. She exhibited her Chart of the Animal Kingdom at the Centennial Exposition in 1876, and won awards for her natural science drawings at the Columbian and Louisiana Purchase Expositions. A Quaker abolitionist, she was active in Underground Railroad activities at her family’s farm nearby.

Erected 2014 by Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Education • Science & Medicine • Women. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC), and the Quakerism series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1876.

Location. 40° 7.846′ N, 75° 34.453′ W. Marker is near Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, in Chester County. It is in East Pikeland Township. It is on Kimberton Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2141 Kimberton Rd, Phoenixville PA 19460, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Pennsylvania and in Greater Philadelphia.

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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Valley Forge General Hospital (approx. 1.8 miles away); 1871 Phoenix Column Bridge (approx. 3 miles away);

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Symbols of Steel Sculpture Garden (approx. 3 miles away); Phoenix Iron & Steel Company (approx. 3 miles away); Foundry Building (approx. 3.1 miles away); Phoenix Iron Company (approx. 3.1 miles away); The Doty Road Bridge (approx. 3.1 miles away); The Story Told By The Mural (approx. 3.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Phoenixville.

Also see . . .
1. Graceanna Lewis ~ Wikipedia. (Submitted on September 12, 2015, by Keith S Smith of West Chester, Pennsylvania.)
2. MarkerQuest - Graceanna Lewis. (Submitted on June 7, 2023, by Laura Klotz of Northampton, Pennsylvania.)

Photographed by Don Morfe, June 29, 2015

2. Graceanna Lewis Marker

Graceanna Lewis c. 1899 image. Click for full size.

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3. Graceanna Lewis c. 1899

Credits. This page was last revised on June 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 3, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,151 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 3, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. 3. submitted on September 12, 2015, by Keith S Smith of West Chester, Pennsylvania. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.