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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 (1659) Bucks County, PA (270) Delaware County, PA (283) Montgomery County, PA (266) Burlington County, NJ (331) Camden County, NJ (187) Gloucester County, NJ (55)  PhiladelphiaCounty(1659) Philadelphia County (1659)  BucksCounty(270) Bucks County (270)  DelawareCounty(283) Delaware County (283)  MontgomeryCounty(266) Montgomery County (266)  BurlingtonCountyNew Jersey(331) Burlington County (331)  CamdenCounty(187) Camden County (187)  GloucesterCounty(55) Gloucester County (55)
Philadelphia is the county seat for Philadelphia County
Adjacent to Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
      Bucks County (270)  
      Delaware County (283)  
      Montgomery County (266)  
      Burlington County, New Jersey (331)  
      Camden County, New Jersey (187)  
      Gloucester County, New Jersey (55)  
 
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101 Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, Chinatown — Sigma Sound Studios
On North 12th Street just south of Spring Street, on the right when traveling north.
102 Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, Chinatown — Whispering BellsA Tribute to Crispus Attucks
On N. 17th Street at Arch Street, on the right when traveling south on N. 17th Street.
103 Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, Cobbs Creek — The MOVE Bombing
On South 63rd Street at Osage Avenue, on the right when traveling south on South 63rd Street.
104 Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, Devil's Pocket — A force of nature and commerceThe Schuylkill River shapes early Philadelphia — 1894 —
On South Avenue west of South 27th Street, on the right when traveling east.
105 Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, Devil's Pocket — Generating Energyon the lower Schuylkill
On Schuylkill River Trail, 0.5 miles south of South Street, on the right when traveling south.
106 Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, Devil's Pocket — Pioneering PediatricsChildren's Hospital of Philadelphia leads the way
On Schuylkill Avenue at Roberts Center Drive, on the right when traveling south on Schuylkill Avenue.
107 Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, Devil's Pocket — The arteries of industryThe Schuylkill River shapes early Philadelphia
On South Avenue west of South 27th Street, on the right when traveling east.
108 Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, Devil's Pocket — These 19th-century Belgian blocks…
On Schuylkill Avenue north of Roberts Center Drive, on the right when traveling south.
109 Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, Devil's Pocket — Tides and Floods
On Schuylkill River Trail south of South Street, on the right when traveling south.
110 Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, Devil's Pocket — Workshop of the worldEnterprising Philadelphia companies
On South Street west of South 27th Street, on the right when traveling east.
111 Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, Dickinson Narrows — Mount Moriah Temple Baptist Church
On Wharton Street just west of S. 4th Street.
112 Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, East Falls — Falls Bridge
On Kelly Drive at Falls Road, on the left when traveling west on Kelly Drive.
113 Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, East Falls — Female Medical College of Pennsylvania
On West Queen Lane.
114 Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, East Falls — Philadelphia College of Textiles and Science
On West School House Lane.
115 Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, East Falls — The Kelly Family
On Henry Avenue at West Coulter Street on Henry Avenue.
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116 Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, East Falls — The Main Continental Army
On West Queen Lane at Fox Street, on the left when traveling west on West Queen Lane.
117 Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, East Falls — The River Unites Us
On Kelly Drive west of Falls Road, on the right when traveling east.
118 Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, East Falls — Welcome to East Falls River LandingEast Falls: A Schuylkill River Community Timeline
On Ridge Avenue west of Falls Road, on the right when traveling east.
119 Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, East Falls — William Penn Charter School
On West School House Lane just west of Cherry Lane, on the right when traveling west.
120 Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, East Germantown — Barn & Carriage House
Near Germantown Avenue (County Road 4007) south of East Cliveden Street, on the right when traveling north.
121 Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, East Germantown — Battle of Germantown
On Germantown Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
122 Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, East Germantown — Christopher Sower
On Germantown Avenue at W Queen Lane, on the left when traveling north on Germantown Avenue.
123 Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, East Germantown — Cliveden
On East Cliveden Street north of Germantown Avenue (County Road 7004), on the right when traveling north. Reported permanently removed.
124 Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, East Germantown — Cliveden Construction Chronology
Near Germantown Avenue (County Road 4007) north of East Johnson Street, on the right when traveling north.
125 Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, East Germantown — Delplaine House
On E School House Lane at Germantown Avenue, on the left when traveling east on E School House Lane.
126 Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, East Germantown — Female Harvesters
Near Germantown Avenue (County Road 4007) just north of East Johnson Street, on the right when traveling north.
127 Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, East Germantown — First Mennonite Church in America
On Germantown Avenue north of E Herman Street, on the right when traveling north.
128 Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, East Germantown — First Protest against Slavery
On Germantown Avenue at E Wister Street, on the right when traveling north on Germantown Avenue.
129 Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, East Germantown — Georgian Architecture
Near Germantown Avenue (County Road 4007) north of East Johnson Street, on the right when traveling north.
130 Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, East Germantown — GrumblethorpeBuilt 1744
On Germantown Avenue at W Queen Lane, on the right when traveling north on Germantown Avenue.
131 Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, East Germantown — Kitchen Dependency & Wash House
Near Germantown Avenue (County Road 4007) south of East Cliveden Street, on the right when traveling north.
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132 Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, East Germantown — Landing of the German Colonists
Near Germantown Avenue, on the left when traveling north.
133 Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, East Germantown — Louisa May Alcott
On Germantown Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
134 Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, East Germantown — Lutheran Publication Society
On Germantown Avenue at W Queen Lane, on the left when traveling north on Germantown Avenue.
135 Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, East Germantown — Market Square
On Germantown Avenue at E School House Lane, on the right when traveling north on Germantown Avenue.
136 Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, East Germantown — Owen Wister(1860 – 1938)
On Germantown Avenue at Ashmead Street, on the right when traveling north on Germantown Avenue.
137 Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, East Germantown — Reformed Church of Germantown
On Market Square, on the left when traveling east.
138 Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, East Germantown — Revolutionary Soldiers Buried Here
On Germantown Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
139 Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, East Germantown — Revolutionary War Witness Tree
On E Cliveden Street, on the right when traveling east.
140 Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, East Germantown — Rittenhouse
On Germantown Avenue at E Herman Street, on the right when traveling north on Germantown Avenue.
141 Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, East Germantown — Soldiers Monument at Germantown
On Germantown Avenue at East School House Lane, on the right when traveling west on Germantown Avenue.
142 Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, East Germantown — Soldiers of the War of 1812
On Germantown Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
143 Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, East Germantown — The American Side of the Street
On Germantown Avenue at Cliveden Street, on the right when traveling south on Germantown Avenue.
144 Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, East Germantown — The Concord School House
On Germantown Avenue north of E Washington Lane, on the right when traveling north.
145 Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, East Germantown — The Delaware RegimentBattle of Germantown - October 4, 1777
On Germantown Avenue at Cliveden Street, on the right when traveling south on Germantown Avenue.
146 Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, East Germantown — The Germantown White HouseDeshler-Morris House — Independence Nationall Hist Park —
On Germantown Avenue, on the left when traveling north.
147 Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, East Germantown — The Public School of GermantownThe Germantown Academy
On Germantown Avenue south of W Walnut Lane, on the right when traveling north.
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148 Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, East Germantown — The Upper Burial Ground
On Germantown Avenue (County Road 4007) north of Washington Lane, on the right when traveling north. Reported unreadable.
149 Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, East Germantown — Work at Cliveden
Near Germantown Avenue (County Road 4007) south of East Cliveden Street, on the right when traveling north.
150 Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, East Germantown — Wyck
On Germantown Avenue south of W Walnut Lane, on the left when traveling north.
151 Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, East Mount Airy — Germantown Meetinghouse
On Germantown Avenue at E Montana Street, on the right when traveling north on Germantown Avenue.
152 Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, East Mount Airy — William Allen(1704-1780)
On Germantown Avenue.
153 Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, East Parkside — First African Presbyterian Church
On Girard Avenue at North 42nd Street on Girard Avenue.
154 Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, East Parkside — Heavenly Hall40th and Poplar Streets
On Parkside Avenue at North 40th Street, on the left when traveling west on Parkside Avenue.
155 Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, East Passyunk Crossing — Augustine Falcione
On Broad Street (Pennsylvania Route 611) just north of Mifflin Street, on the right when traveling north.
156 Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, Eastern State Penitentiary — 2020 Rate of IncarcerationThe American rate of incarceration remains the highest in the world.
Near Fairmount Avenue west of Corinthian Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
157 Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, Eastern State Penitentiary — A Prison Calisthenic Class
Near Fairmount Avenue west of Corinthian Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
158 Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, Eastern State Penitentiary — Abandonment / Prisons Today
Near Fairmount Avenue west of Corinthian Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
159 Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, Eastern State Penitentiary — Born at "E.S.P."
Near Fairmount Avenue west of Corinthian Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
160 Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, Eastern State Penitentiary — Cellblock 14(Completed 1927)
Near Fairmount Avenue west of Corinthian Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
161 Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, Eastern State Penitentiary — Death Row Courtyard
Near Fairmount Avenue west of Corinthian Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
162 Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, Eastern State Penitentiary — Eastern State in Ruin
Near Fairmount Avenue west of Corinthian Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
163 Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, Eastern State Penitentiary — Eastern State Penitentiary
On Fairmount Avenue.
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164 Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, Eastern State Penitentiary — Eastern State PenitentiaryA National Historic Landmark
On Fairmount Avenue, 0.1 miles east of North 22nd Street, on the right when traveling east.
165 Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, Eastern State Penitentiary — Eastern State Penitentiary
Near Fairmount Avenue east of North 22nd Street, on the left when traveling east.
166 Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, Eastern State Penitentiary — Eastern State Penitentiary
Near Fairmount Avenue west of North 21st Street, on the right when traveling west.
167 Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, Eastern State Penitentiary — Eastern State Penitentiary Terrace Garden
Near Fairmount Avenue, 0.1 miles east of North 22nd Street, on the left when traveling east.
168 Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, Eastern State Penitentiary — Greenhouse
Near Fairmount Avenue west of Corinthian Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
169 Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, Eastern State Penitentiary — Incinerator
Near Fairmount Avenue west of Corinthian Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
170 Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, Eastern State Penitentiary — Kitchen
Near Fairmount Avenue west of Corinthian Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
171 Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, Eastern State Penitentiary — Memories of the Penitentiary Hospital
Near Fairmount Avenue west of Corinthian Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
172 Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, Eastern State Penitentiary — Morgue
On Fairmount Avenue west of Corinthian Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
173 Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, Eastern State Penitentiary — Notable Inmate: Clarence Klinedinst
Near Fairmount Avenue west of Corinthian Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
174 Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, Eastern State Penitentiary — Punishment Area: Cellblock 13
Near Fairmount Avenue west of Corinthian Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
175 Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, Eastern State Penitentiary — Rachel Livedalen: Doris JeanArtist Installation — Parental Advisory: Adult Subject —
Near Fairmount Avenue west of Corinthian Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
176 Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, Eastern State Penitentiary — Restored Bocce Court
Near Fairmount Avenue west of Corinthian Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
177 Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, Eastern State Penitentiary — Sports at ESP
On Fairmount Avenue west of Corinthian Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
178 Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, Eastern State Penitentiary — Synagogue
Near Fairmount Avenue west of Corinthian Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
179 Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, Eastern State Penitentiary — The Big Graph
Near Fairmount Avenue west of Corinthian Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
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180 Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, Eastern State Penitentiary — The HoleKlondike
Near Fairmount Avenue west of Corinthian Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
181 Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, Eastern State Penitentiary — Tuberculosis Yard
Near Fairmount Avenue west of Corinthian Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
182 Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, Elmwood Park — Printz's (Old Swedes) Mill
On Main Street at Island Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Main Street.
183 Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, Fairhill — Fair Hill Burial Ground(Quaker)
On Germantown Avenue at West Orleans Street, on the right when traveling north on Germantown Avenue.
184 Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, Fairhill — Fair Hill Burial Ground
On West Indiana Avenue at North 9th Street, on the left when traveling west on West Indiana Avenue.
185 Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, Fairhill — Fair Hill Burial Ground
On West Cambria Street at North Hutchinson Street, on the right when traveling west on West Cambria Street.
186 Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, Fairhill — Héroes Latinx / Latinx Heroes
On West Lehigh Avenue west of North 4th Street, on the right when traveling west.
187 Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, Fairhill — Historic Fair Hill Burial GroundFounded by Quakers 1703
On Germantown Avenue at West Cambria Street, on the right when traveling north on Germantown Avenue.
188 Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, Fairhill — Historic Fair Hill Burial GroundFounded by Quakers 1703
On Germantown Avenue at West Indiana Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Germantown Avenue.
189 Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, Fairhill — Robert Purvis1810 - 1898 — Historic Fairhill Burial Ground —
On Germantown Avenue just north of West Monmouth Street, on the right when traveling north.
190 Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, Fairhill — Robert Purvis1810 - 1898
Near West Indiana Avenue east of North Hutchinson Street, on the left when traveling west.
191 Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, Fairhill — Thomas A. Edison High School and the Vietnam War
On West Lehigh Avenue.
192 Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, Fairhill — Welcome to Fair Hill Burial Ground
On West Cambria Street at North Hutchinson Street, on the left when traveling east on West Cambria Street.
193 Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, Fairhill — Welcome to Fair Hill Burial Ground
On West Cambria Street at North Hutchinson Street, on the left when traveling east on West Cambria Street.
194 Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, Fairmount Park — Joan of Arc 1889By Emmanuel Frémiet
On Kelly Drive at North 25th Street, on the right when traveling west on Kelly Drive.
195 Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, Fairmount Park — A Home for Patriots… and Tories… / Park Guards and Household GearWoodford — Fairmount Park Historic Houses —
On Greenland Drive south of Woodford Drive, on the right when traveling south.
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196 Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, Fairmount Park — A Pirate's Plantation / Beer, Milk, Autos, MuseumMount Pleasant — Fairmount Park Historic Homes —
On Mt. Pleasant Drive west of Fountain Green Drive, on the left when traveling north.
197 Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, Fairmount Park — Abraham Lincoln1871 — Randolph Rogers (1825 - 1892)
On Kelly Drive at Sedgley Drive, on the right when traveling west on Kelly Drive.
198 Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, Fairmount Park — Abraham Lincoln
On Kelly Drive at Sedgley Drive, on the right when traveling west on Kelly Drive.
199 Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, Fairmount Park — America's First ZooCelebrating our first 150 years, 1859 - 2009
On North 34th Street (U.S. 30) just south of West Girard Avenue (U.S. 30), on the right when traveling south.
200 Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, Fairmount Park — AppleMalus domestica
On Greenland Drive near Strawberry Mansion Bridge Drive, on the right when traveling west.

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