Broad Street Station

Broad Street Station (HMDT9)

Location: Philadelphia, PA 19102 Philadelphia County
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Country: United States of America
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N 39° 57.175', W 75° 9.921'

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Opened here, 1881, by the Pennsylvania Railroad; enlarged 1893. This was once the world's largest railroad passenger terminal. Its great arched train shed burned, 1923. The station and its long elevated stone track bed (the "Chinese Wall") remained until 1952-53.
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HM NumberHMDT9
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Year Placed1999
Placed ByPennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Monday, September 1st, 2014 at 4:58pm PDT -07:00
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Photo Credits: [1] CAROLYN MARTIENSSEN  
Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 485876 N 4422544
Decimal Degrees39.95291667, -75.16535000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 39° 57.175', W 75° 9.921'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds39° 57' 10.50" N, 75° 9' 55.26" W
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Area Code(s)215, 267, 484, 610
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 1501 Market St, Philadelphia PA 19102, US
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