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The Mounted Amazon Attacked by a Panther
1839 (cast 1929)
August Kiss (1802-1865)
The Lion Fighter
1858 (cast 1892)
Albert Wolff (1814-1892)
In Greek mythology the Amazons were a nation of female warriors. The fearless Amazon to your immedia…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM20E8_the-solitude_Philadelphia-PA.html
John Penn, the grandson of Pennsylvania founder William Penn, was 23 when he arrived in Philadelphia in late 1783 to manage the family property. He purchased 15 acres on the high west bank of the Schuykill River - well outside the city - because o…
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Artillery Corps Washington Grays
On the street at the west side of this square was formed the 17th Pennsylvania Volunteer Regiment, of which the Artillery Corps Washington Grays was a part, the first to arrive in Washington fully ar…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM20D5_robert-morris_Philadelphia-PA.html
Signer of the Constitution of theUnited States of AmericaDeputy from Pennsylvania toFederal Constitutional ConventionMay 25, 1767 - September 17, 1787Erected by the PennsylvaniaConstitution CommemorationCommittee 1937
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM20CX_george-ross_Philadelphia-PA.html
Born: May 10, 1730 - New Castle, Del.Died: July 14, 1779 - Philadelphia, Pa.He served in the Continental Congress from1774 to 1777 and was 46 years old when hesigned the Declaration of Independence.Buried: Christ Churchyard, Phila.,…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM20CU_benjamin-rush-m-d_Philadelphia-PA.html
Father of American PsychiatrySigner of the Declaration of IndependenceHeroic Physician, Teacher, HumanitarianPhysician General of the Continental ArmyPhysician to the Pennsylvania HospitalProfessor of Physic, University of PennsylvaniaErected Apri…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM20CN_william-henry-drayton_Philadelphia-PA.html
Clarion call of the American Revolution in South Carolina. His eloquence awakened the sons of his native state to their danger and brought them to arms, from the mountains to the sea. President of Provincial Congress in 1775, Chief Justice of S.C.…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM20CM_joseph-hewes_Philadelphia-PA.html
Born: January 23, 1730Died: November 10, 1779Delegate to all five Provincial CongressesMember Continental Congress 1774 - 1777 - 1779Signer of Declaration of Independencefrom North CarolinaFirst Executive Head of the Navy "One of the be…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM20BW_a-backyard-in-the-capital-city_Philadelphia-PA.html
"Behind each house is a little court or garden, where usually are the necessaries . . . the kitchen, stable, etc. are all placed in buildings at the side or behind . . . "An accurate portrait of home life in 18th-century Philadelphia wo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM20BV_historic-dock-creek_Philadelphia-PA.html
The grassy depression in front of you marks the location of Dock Creek, a spring-fed, tidal stream that flowed here when Philadelphia was founded. Its waters emptied into the Delaware River about four blocks ahead of you.By 1767, city wastes had f…