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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1BVI_native-plants-of-fort-mifflin_Philadelphia-PA.html
Many native plants of the marsh were once used by people for food and medicine. Today, the plants of Fort Mifflin help support wildlife such as muskrats and birds.
The Versatile CattailThe Lenape used cattails for food. Their spring stalks were…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1B53_christopher-saur_Philadelphia-PA.html
A pioneer printer in colonial America, Saur produced the nation's first European language Bible here in 1743. He printed the most widely read German newspaper & used his press to alert the public to German causes. He aided fellow German immigrants…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1B4J_ten-box-shelter_Philadelphia-PA.html
A telephone line used by park guards once ran along Forbidden Drive. The line had ten locked phone boxes, the tenth one here. The line is gone, but the name "Ten Box" lives on.
Built in 1940 by the Works Progress Administration (WPA), Ten Box s…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1B4I_forbidden-drive_Philadelphia-PA.html
Welcome to Wissahickon Valley Park andForbidden DriveMany rough mill roads once ran through this valley. But as traffic increased, people needed a better road. In the early 1850s, work began on a turnpike to ease travel between the mills and the c…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1B4G_the-jacob-rittenhouse-home-at-rittenhousetown_Philadelphia-PA.html
An integral part of the original Rittenhouse Town landscape, the circa 1811 Jacob Rittenhouse Home is the largest and most imposing of all surviving structures and occupies a central location along the village road. It is a house that paper making…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1B4E_colonial-herb-garden_Philadelphia-PA.html
Such plantings were common in 17th- & 18th- century America. Herbs were primarily used in cooking and for medical purposes.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1B4B_rittenhouse-homestead_Philadelphia-PA.html
Historic RittenhousetownGermantown, Philadelphia, Pa.National Historic LandmarkSite of America's first paper mill 1690Penn's Grant Chapter Pennsylvania SocietyNational Society Colonial Dames ? XVIIC
21 May 1995
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1B49_david-rittenhouse_Philadelphia-PA.html
The eminent patriot, scientist and first director of the United States Mint was born at this site. This sundial commemorates his triumphs in the fields of astronomy and horology.
Presented to the Friends ofHistoric RittenhouseTown by the Nation…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1B47_rittenhousetown-historic-district_Philadelphia-PA.html
RittenhousetownHistoric Districthas been designated aNational Historic Landmark
This district possesses national significancein commemorating the history of theUnited States of America
1992
National Park ServiceUnited States Department o…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1B3Y_revolutionary-war-witness-tree_Philadelphia-PA.html
The InternationalSociety ofArboricultureand theNationalArborist Associationjointly recognize thissignificant tree in thisbicentennial yearas having lived hereduring the AmericanRevolutionary period.1776 ? ? ? ? ? ? 1976