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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania

 
Clickable Map of Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Philadelphia County, PA (1465) Bucks County, PA (254) Delaware County, PA (257) Montgomery County, PA (259) Burlington County, NJ (325) Camden County, NJ (115) Gloucester County, NJ (55)  PhiladelphiaCounty(1465) Philadelphia County (1465)  BucksCounty(254) Bucks County (254)  DelawareCounty(257) Delaware County (257)  MontgomeryCounty(259) Montgomery County (259)  BurlingtonCountyNew Jersey(325) Burlington County (325)  CamdenCounty(115) Camden County (115)  GloucesterCounty(55) Gloucester County (55)
Philadelphia is the county seat for Philadelphia County
Adjacent to Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
      Bucks County (254)  
      Delaware County (257)  
      Montgomery County (259)  
      Burlington County, New Jersey (325)  
      Camden County, New Jersey (115)  
      Gloucester County, New Jersey (55)  
 
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1Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, Bella Vista — "The Italian Market"
On South 9th Street.
2Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, Bella Vista — Bardascino Park
On South 10th Street at Carpenter Street, on the right when traveling south on South 10th Street.
3Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, Bella Vista — Christian Street Hospital
On Christian Street at South Hutchinson Street, on the right when traveling east on Christian Street.
4Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, Bella Vista — Eddie Lang
On South 7th Street just south of Fitzwater Street.
5Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, Bella Vista — Engine Company No. 11
On South Street.
6Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, Bella Vista — Frances E.W. Harper — (1825-1911)
On Bainbridge Street.
7Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, Bella Vista — Frank Gasparro — (1909-2001)
On Carpenter Street.
8Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, Bella Vista — Giannini Family
On Christian Street.
9Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, Bella Vista — Henry L. Phillips — (1847-1935)
On S. 8th Street.
10Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, Bella Vista — House of Industry
On Catherine Street.
11Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, Bella Vista — Institute For Colored Youth
On Bainridge Street.
12Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, Bella Vista — Joe Venuti — (1903-1978)
On 8th Street north of Fitzwater Street.
13Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, Bella Vista — Mario Lanza — (1921-1959)
On Christian Street.
14Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, Bella Vista — Robert Mara Adger — (1837-1910)
On South Street.
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15Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, Bella Vista — Samuel S. Fleisher Art Memorial
On Catherine Street.
16Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, Bella Vista — South 9th Street Curb Market
On 9th Street at Christian Street on 9th Street.
17Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, Bella Vista — St. Mary Magdalen de Pazzi Parish
On Montrose Street.
18Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, Blue Bell Hill — Connie Mack — (1862-1956)
On Cliveden Street.
19Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, Blue Bell Hill — Dr. Mary Davis Ridgway — (1823-1927)
On Wissahickon Avenue, 0.1 miles south of West Walnut Lane, on the right when traveling south.
20Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, Bustleton — Busleton Field — First US Air Mail Delivery — May 15, 1918 —
On Haldeman Avenue at Red Lion Road (Pennsylvania Route 63), on the right when traveling east on Haldeman Avenue.
21Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, Bustleton — Pennepack Baptist Church
On Krewstown Road.
22Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, Bustleton — Pennepack Baptist Church
23Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, Center City — "Government of the People."
On North Broad Street (Pennsylvania Route 611) at John F. Kennedy Boulevard (Pennsylvania Route 611), on the right when traveling south on North Broad Street.
24Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, Center City — Monument to Six Million Jewish Martyrs — Nathan Rapoport
On Arch Street at Benjamin Franklin Parkway, on the right when traveling west on Arch Street.
25Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, Center City — 16th between JFK & Arch — On this block in 1931
On North 16th Street just north of John F Kennedy Boulevard (Pennsylvania Route 3), on the right when traveling north.
26Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, Center City — 1914-1918 Tribute Trees
Near Benjamin Franklin Parkway near Logan Square, in the median.
27Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, Center City — A Grand Cultural Boulevard
Near Benjamin Franklin Parkway.
28Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, Center City — A Grand Plan / Parkway Museums District
On Benjamin Franklin Parkway at North 17th Street, on the right when traveling east on Benjamin Franklin Parkway.
29Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, Center City — A Home For Art
On Art Museum Drive, on the right when traveling west.
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30Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, Center City — A Home for Art — Parkway Museums District
On Benjamin Franklin Parkway at North 22nd Street, on the right when traveling east on Benjamin Franklin Parkway.
31Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, Center City — A Revolutionary River
On Schuylkill River Trail north of Market Street (Pennsylvania Route 3), on the right when traveling south.
32Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, Center City — Aero Memorial — 1948 — Paul Manship (1885-1966) —
On N 20th Street south of Benjamin Franklin Parkway, on the right.
33Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, Center City — Aero Memorial Pillar — Aviator Park — Memorial to the aviators of Pennsylvania killed in action —
On Benjamin Franklin Parkway, on the left when traveling east.
34Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, Center City — All Wars Memorial to Colored Soldiers and Sailors
On Benjamin Franklin Parkway at 20th Street, on the right when traveling east on Benjamin Franklin Parkway.
35Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, Center City — 12 — All Wars Memorial to Colored Soldiers and Sailors — 1934 — J. Otto Schweizer (1863-1955)
On North 20th Street at Benjamin Franklin Parkway, on the left when traveling south on North 20th Street.
36Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, Center City — American Friends Service Committee
On Cherry Street.
37Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, Center City — 63/64 — AMOR — 1998 (Installed 2016) — Robert Indiana (1928 - 2018) —
On North 18th Street at Benjamin Franklin Parkway, on the left when traveling north on North 18th Street.
38Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, Center City — An Evolving Parkway / Parkway Museums District
On Eakins Oval at Spring Garden Street, on the left when traveling west on Eakins Oval.
39Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, Center City — Anna E. Dickinson
On North Broad Street (Pennsylvania Route 611) at Cuthbert Street, on the right when traveling north on North Broad Street.
40Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, Center City — Archeology / Great Central Sanitary Fair — Parkway Museums District
Near North 18th Street near Sister Cities Park, in the median.
41Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, Center City — Architectural Fragment
Near Benjamin Franklin Parkway just west of North 22nd Street, on the right when traveling west.
42Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, Center City — Baldwin Locomotive Works
On North 19th Street at Hamilton Street on North 19th Street.
43Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, Center City — Bearing Witness / Human Equality
On Arch Street west of Benjamin Franklin Parkway, on the right when traveling west.
44Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, Center City — Black Student Walkouts
On Winter Street just west of North 21st Street, on the right when traveling east.
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45Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, Center City — Central Library
On Vine Street.
46Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, Center City — Christopher Columbus — 1492 - 1992 — Cinquecento Anniversary —
On South Christopher Columbus Boulevard near Dock Street, on the right when traveling north.
47Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, Center City — Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Memorial
On Benjamin Franklin Parkway west of North 20th Street, on the right when traveling west.
48Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, Center City — I4 — Civil War Soldiers And Sailors Memorial — 1927 — Hermon Atkins MacNeill (1866-1947) —
On Benjamin Franklin Parkway west of North 20th Street, on the right when traveling west.
49Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, Center City — Civilian Public Service
On Cherry Street.
50Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, Center City — 1 — Commodore John Barry (1745 - 1803) — First Flag Office of the United States Navy
On S Columbus Blvd at Dock Street, on the right when traveling north on S Columbus Blvd.
51Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, Center City — Connecting People to Nature — Parkway Museums District
On Benjamin Franklin Parkway at North 19th Street on Benjamin Franklin Parkway.
52Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, Center City — Creating the Greenway
On Schuylkill River Trail, 0.1 miles south of Walnut Street.
53Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, Center City — Cruiser Olympia - Submarine Becuna — Independence Seaport Museum —
54Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, Center City — Death Camps / American Democracy
On Arch Street just west of Benjamin Franklin Parkway, on the right when traveling west.
55Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, Center City — Diego de Gardoqui
Near North 18th Street just south of Vine Street, on the left when traveling north.
56Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, Center City — 38 — Don Diego de Gardoqui / Thomas FitzSimons
Near North 18th Street just south of Vine Street, on the left when traveling north.
57Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, Center City — Edmund N. Bacon — (1910-2005)
On North 15th Street at John F. Kennedy Blvd on North 15th Street.
58Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, Center City — Edward Drinker Cope
On Pine Street.
59Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, Center City — Edwin H. Fitler — 1825 - 1896 — Fitler Square —
On South 24th Street at Pine Street, on the right when traveling north on South 24th Street.
60Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, Center City — Exiles for Conscience Sake
On Walnut Street Promenade at South Columbus Boulevard on Walnut Street Promenade.
61Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, Center City — Francisco de Miranda — 1977 — Lorenzo Gonzalez
On Winter Street, on the right when traveling east. Reported permanently removed.
62Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, Center City — Francisco de Miranda — Caracas, Venezuela - Cadiz, La Carraca Prison — 1750 - 1816 —
On Benjamin Franklin Parkway at Winter Street, on the right when traveling east on Benjamin Franklin Parkway.
63Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, Center City — Frank N. Piasecki — (1919-2008)
On Callowhill Street.
64Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, Center City — Freedom of Religion / Nuremberg Laws
On Arch Street west of Benjamin Franklin Parkway, on the right when traveling west.
65Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, Center City — Friends Select School — 1833 — Parkway Museums District —
On Benjamin Franklin Parkway at North 17th Street, on the right when traveling west on Benjamin Franklin Parkway.
66Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, Center City — From Trash to Treasure
On Schuylkill River Trail, 0.1 miles south of Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, on the right when traveling south.
67Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, Center City — General Galusha Pennypacker Memorial
On Benjamin Franklin Parkway at Vine Street, on the right when traveling west on Benjamin Franklin Parkway.
68Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, Center City — 9 — General Galusha Pennypacker Memorial — 1934 — Albert Laessle (1877 - 1954), Charles Graffley (1862 - 1929), initial concept
On Benjamin Franklin Parkway at Vine Street, on the right when traveling west on Benjamin Franklin Parkway.
69Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, Center City — General Tadeusz Kościuszko — Hero of Poland and the United States of America
On Race Street/Ben Franklin Parkway at North 18th Street, on the right when traveling east on Race Street/Ben Franklin Parkway.
70Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, Center City — 5 — General Tadeusz Kościuszko — 1977 — Marian Konieczny (1930 - 2017)
On North 18th Street at Benjamin Franklin Parkway, on the right when traveling south on North 18th Street.
71Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, Center City — Girl Scout Cookies
On Arch Street.
72Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, Center City — Glomar Explorer
On South Columbia Boulevard at Walnut Street, on the right when traveling east on South Columbia Boulevard.
73Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, Center City — 116 — Government Of The People — 1976 — Jacques Lipchitz (1891-1973) —
On North Broad Street north of John F. Kennedy Boulevard.
74Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, Center City — Green Building at Friends Center
On Cherry Street.
75Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, Center City — Green Spaces, Fresh Air — Parkway Museums District
On North 16th Street at Benjamin Franklin Parkway on North 16th Street.
76Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, Center City — Green Spaces, Fresh Air — 1919 — Parkway Museums District —
On North 22nd Street at Benjamin Franklin Parkway, on the right when traveling west on North 22nd Street.
77Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, Center City — Historic Site in Journalism — [Richard Harding Davis]
On South 21nd Street at Latimer Street, on the right when traveling south on South 21nd Street.
78Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, Center City — In Loving Memory of Sam Wasserman
On Benjamin Franklin Parkway at Arch Street, on the left when traveling west on Benjamin Franklin Parkway.
79Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, Center City — Industry — along the Schuylkill
On Schuylkill River Trail south of Locust Street, on the right when traveling north.
80Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, Center City — Inquirer Building
On North Broad Street (Pennsylvania Route 611) just north of Callowhill Street, on the right when traveling south.
81Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, Center City — James Anderson
On Callowhill Street east of North 12th Street, on the right when traveling west.
82Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, Center City — 7 — Jesus Breaking Bread — 1976 — Walter Erlebacher (1933 - 1991)
On Race Street at North 18th Street, on the left when traveling east on Race Street.
83Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, Center City — Jewish National Fund Council of Philadelphia
On Benjamin Franklin Parkway at North 22nd Street, on the left when traveling west on Benjamin Franklin Parkway.
84Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, Center City — 6 — Kopernik — 1972 — Dudley Talcott (1899-1986) —
On Race Street at Benjamin Franklin Parkway, on the right when traveling west on Race Street.
85Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, Center City — Liberation / The Master Race
On Arch Street west of Benjamin Franklin Parkway, on the right when traveling west.
86Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, Center City — Linking Philadelphia to the West
On Schuylkill River Trail north of Market Street (Pennsylvania Route 3), on the right when traveling south.
87Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, Center City — Logan Square
On Logan Circle West at Benjamin Franklin Parkway (U.S. 30), on the left when traveling south on Logan Circle West.
88Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, Center City — Logan Square, Logan Circle / The Heart of the Parkway
Near Benjamin Franklin Parkway near North 18th Street.
89Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, Center City — Maja — 1942 — Gerhard Marcks (1889-1981)
On Benjamin Franklin Parkway just west of North 22nd Street, on the right when traveling east.
90Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, Center City — Major General John Fulton Reynolds
On John F Kennedy Boulevard (Route 611) at North Broad Street (Pennsylvania Route 611), on the left when traveling west on John F Kennedy Boulevard.
91Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, Center City — Making The City Beautiful / Parkway Museums District
On Arch Street at N 16th Street on Arch Street.
92Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, Center City — Mary Dyer
On Cherry Street at North 15th Street, on the right when traveling west on Cherry Street.
93Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, Center City — Masonic Temple Philadelphia
On North Broad Street (Pennsylvania Route 611), on the right when traveling north.
94Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, Center City — Meriwether Lewis — (1774 – 1809)
On Race Street at 19th Street, on the right when traveling east on Race Street.
95Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, Center City — Monument to Six Million Jewish Martyrs — 1933 - 1945
On Arch Street at Benjamin Franklin Parkway, on the right when traveling west on Arch Street.
96Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, Center City — 4 — Monument to Six Million Jewish Martyrs — 1964 — Nathan Rapoport (1911-1987)
On Benjamin Franklin Parkway at Arch Street, on the left when traveling west on Benjamin Franklin Parkway.
97Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, Center City — Moore College of Art & Design
On Race Street east of North 20th Street, on the left when traveling west.
98Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, Center City — Moore College of Art & Design / A Vibrant Visual Arts College — Parkway Museums District
On Race Street, 0.1 miles east of North 20th Street, on the right when traveling east.
99Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, Center City — Navigating the Tidal Schuylkill
On Schuylkill River Trail south of Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, on the right when traveling south.
100Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, Center City — Nicola Monachesi — (c. 1795-1851)
On North 4th Street at North Marginal Road, on the right when traveling south on North 4th Street.

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Apr. 1, 2023