University City in Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Photographed by Don Morfe, May 17, 2015
1. The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Marker
Erected 2002 by Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Science & Medicine. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1855.
Location. 39° 56.93′ N, 75° 11.579′ W. Marker is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia County. It is in University City. It is on S 34th Street just south of Spruce Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Philadelphia PA 19104, 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: 1946 (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); 1896 (approx. 0.2 miles away); 1749 (approx. 0.2 miles away); Marshal Joffre and Former Premier Viviani (approx. 0.2 miles away); Benjamin Franklin in 1723 (approx. 0.2 miles away); To Henry Laussat Geyelin (approx. 0.2 miles away); Philadelphia General Hospital
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Also see . . . MarkerQuest - The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. Further information and links pertaining to CHOP and its history. (Submitted on August 14, 2019, by Laura Klotz of Northampton, Pennsylvania.)
Photographed by Don Morfe, May 17, 2015
2. The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 20, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 829 times since then and 42 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 20, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
