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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1XGP_rohm-and-haas-headquarters-historical_Philadelphia-PA.html
This property has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States Department of the Interior
Rohm and Haas
Established 1909
Building Erected 1965
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1XGN_promoting-the-abolition-of-slavery-historical_Philadelphia-PA.html
On April 21, 1790, nearly 20,000 African and white Philadelphians lined the streets to view the funeral procession of Benjamin Franklin. Once a slave owner, Franklin was president of the Pennsylvania Abolition Society at the end of his life and se…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1XGL_burn-this-treaty-to-hell-historical_Philadelphia-PA.html
On July 4, 1795, angry Philadelphians crowded the streets to protest the ratification of the Jay Treaty. The mob burned an effigy of former Chief Justice John Jay, who had negotiated a treaty with England that many people despised for its concessi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1XGJ_we-shall-come-to-a-civil-war-historical_Philadelphia-PA.html
Abigail wrote to her sister in May of 1798 expressing her fears as the political debate heated up over President Adams' policies towards France. Over one thousand men marched in support of Adams on the street outside her window, while rumors sprea…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1V5J_athenaeum-of-philadelphia-historical_Philadelphia-PA.html
Athenaeum of Philadelphia has been designated a National Historic Landmark. This site possesses national significance in commemorating the history of the United States of America.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1V3F_francis-hopkinson-historical_Philadelphia-PA.html
Signer of the Declaration of IndependenceSeptember 21, 1737 May 9, 1791Patriot~Jurist~Essayist~ChurchmanMember of the Continental Congress of 1776Provincial Councilor of New JerseySigner of the DeclarationChairman of the Continental Navy BoardDesi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1SFT_james-madison-4th-president-lived-here_Philadelphia-PA.html
Residence circa 1796
James Madison
Fourth President of the United States
Father of the Constitution
Sponsor of the Bill of Rights
Lived here with Dolley Madison
his "Famous Hostess" Wife
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1KLA_mathew-carey_Philadelphia-PA.html
An Irish Catholic who emigrated to Philadelphia in 1784, Carey was a prominent printer and publisher and prolific writer. He was an influential political economist and nationalist, promoting the purchase of American goods over imports, a strong ce…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1KL9_old-st-josephs-roman-catholic-church_Philadelphia-PA.html
In 1729, Rev. Joseph Greaton, SJ, established the earliest foundation of Catholicism in Pa. He was the church's first pastor and the only Catholic priest in Philadelphia when the church was built in 1733. Jesuits from this parish founded the early…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1KL8_a-m-e-book-concern_Philadelphia-PA.html
Here in 1836 a church related company began printing hymnals, religious materials, and works by Black authors of the period. In 1847 The Christian Recorder was published here. Bishop Benjamin Tucker Tanner was editor of the firm until 1884.