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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1B3W_upsala_Philadelphia-PA.html
This property has been placedon theNational RegisterofHistoric Placesby the United StatesDepartment of the Interior
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1B3G_rittenhouse-town_Philadelphia-PA.html
William Rittenhouse, first Mennonite minister in America, erected here in 1690 the colonies' first paper mill. Successive generations of Rittenhouses built additional mills, establishing this region as the center of American papermaking. By the 18…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1B3E_battle-of-germantown_Philadelphia-PA.html
To retake recently occupied Philadelphia, American Commander-in-Chief, General George Washington, ordered a surprise four-prong attack on the British forces encamped in Germantown. Assigned the defense of the Wissahickon Valley, German mercenary t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1ALS_general-tadeusz-kosciuszko_Philadelphia-PA.html
General Tadeusz KościuszkoHero of Poland andThe United States of America
From the people of Poland to the peopleof the United States of AmericaCommemorating 200 YearsOf American Independence
[POLISH]
DAR NARODU POLSKIEGODLA NARODUAME…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM19XY_paths-pavilions_Philadelphia-PA.html
Beginning in the 1820s, a series of Cliffside paths were constructed above the Water Works. These path allowed visitors to climb up to the Reservoir. There they enjoyed fresh air and the views form the highest point near the city. They also marvel…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM19XG_fairmount-dam_Philadelphia-PA.html
The steam engine originally used to pump river water up to the Reservoir were dangerous and expensive to operate. Because of this, the Watering Committee decided to convert the Water Works to water power. The Fairmount Dam was built to achieve thi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM18D8_from-marsh-to-solid-ground_Philadelphia-PA.html
In 1771 the British army built Fort Mifflin on the southern tip of marshy Mud Island. The process of draining the island began with this construction. Over the next century the waterways between Mud and the other islands were gradually filled in b…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM16KO_the-woodlands-historic-mansion-cemetery-and-landscape_Philadelphia-PA.html
"Nature, always simple, employs but four materials in composition of her scenes, ground, wood, water, and rocks. The culmination of nature has introduced a fifth species, the building requisite for the accommodation of men." Thomas Whately, Observ…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM164L_tamanend_Philadelphia-PA.html
In honor of the contributions of Native American Indians—the ancestors, the elders, this generation, and the generations to come—this sculpture commemorates Tamanend, a Sakima, of the Lenni-Lenape nation who resided in the Delaware Val…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM15IZ_independence-hall_Philadelphia-PA.html
No stranger ever comes to Philadelphia without paying a visit to this structure, and no public edifice exists among us, which is cherished so warmly in the feelings of the citizens.Views of Philadelphia, 1838
The building in front of you was bu…