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

Benjamin Smith Barton

(1766 - 1815)

Photographed By R. C.

1. Benjamin Smith Barton Marker

Inscription. Physician, professor of natural history at the University of Pennsylvania. Author of first American botany textbook. In 1803, he taught natural history to Meriwether Lewis in preparation for Lewis & Clark Expedition, 1803 - 1806. He lived here.

Erected 2004 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Education • Exploration • Science & Medicine. In addition, it is included in the Lewis & Clark Expedition, and the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1803.

Location. 39° 57.186′ N, 75° 9.132′ W. Marker is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia County. It is in Chinatown. Marker is on Arch Street just west of North 7th Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Philadelphia PA 19106, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Whispering Bells (within shouting distance of this marker); Alain LeRoy Locke (within shouting distance of this marker); First United States Mint (within shouting distance of this marker); On this block in 1899 (within shouting distance of this marker); On this block in 1976

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(within shouting distance of this marker); The Barrymores (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Homeopathic Medical College of Pennsylvania & Female Medical College of Pennsylvania (about 600 feet away); American Pharmaceutical Association (about 800 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Philadelphia.

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1. Benjamin Smith Barton (1766-1815). "Benjamin Barton at 37 years of age was the youngest of the five APS members to whom Jefferson referred Lewis. Barton expressed an interest, were his health sufficient, in accompanying Lewis at least part of the way. Initial promise but ultimate failure to fulfill exemplified Barton's role in the history of the expedition and in other projects he contemplated." (Submitted on November 20, 2009.)

2. Benjamin Smith Barton. "Benjamin Smith Barton was born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, on 10 February 1766. He began his education in Philadelphia, but left in 1786 to pursue the study of medicine in Edinburgh and London." (Submitted on November 20, 2009, by Syd Whittle of Mesa, Arizona.)

3. Benjamin Smith Barton - Behind the Marker. ExplorePAHistory.com (Submitted on July 21, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)

Photographed By R. C.

2. Benjamin Smith Barton Marker

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3. Benjamin Smith Barton

Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 18, 2009, by Ronald Claiborne of College Station, Texas. This page has been viewed 1,515 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 18, 2009, by Ronald Claiborne of College Station, Texas. 3. submitted on November 20, 2009. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.