Wyncote in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Cyrus H. K. Curtis

Cyrus H. K. Hurtis Marker image. Click for full size.

By William Fischer, Jr., July 2, 2009

1. Cyrus H. K. Hurtis Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Founder of Curtis Publishing Co., which published The Saturday Evening Post, Ladies' Home Journal and The Philadelphia Inquirer. Curtis came to Philadelphia for 1876 Centennial and remained. Lived near here at Lyndon, his home from 1891–1933. Only Curtis Hall (1903), the home’s music room, remains. The grounds, designed by landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted, form Curtis Arboretum, later acquired by Cheltenham Township for public use.

Erected 2005 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Location. 40° 5.222′ N, 75° 8.937′ W. Marker is in Wyncote, Pennsylvania, in Montgomery County. Marker is on Church Road (Pennsylvania Route 73), on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1250 W Church Road, Wyncote PA 19095, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Church Road and Washington Lane Historic Crossroad (approx. 0.4 miles away); Beth Sholom Synagogue (approx. 1.2 miles away); Shoemaker-Bosler Mill Site

By William Fischer, Jr., July 2, 2009

2. Cyrus H. K. Hurtis Marker

Looking north across Church Road in background.

(approx. 1.2 miles away); First Assembly of Abington Friends Meeting (approx. 1.2 miles away); Wall House (The Ivy) (approx. 1.3 miles away); a different marker also named Shoemaker-Bosler Mill Site (approx. 1.3 miles away); St. Paul's Episcopal Church (approx. 1.4 miles away); Camp William Penn (approx. 1.4 miles away).

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Also see . . .
1. Wikipedia entry for Cyrus Curtis. (Submitted on August 11, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
2. Cyrus Herman Kotzschmer Curtis at FindAGrave.com. (Submitted on July 20, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)

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Cyrus H. K. Curtis Marker image. Click for full size.

By Keith S Smith, January 21, 2018

3. Cyrus H. K. Curtis Marker

By Keith S Smith, January 21, 2018

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Credits. This page was last revised on February 5, 2018. This page originally submitted on August 8, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 874 times since then and 29 times this year. Last updated on January 21, 2018, by Keith S Smith of West Chester, Pennsylvania. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 8, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. 3, 4. submitted on January 21, 2018, by Keith S Smith of West Chester, Pennsylvania. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.