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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2107_dutch-settlements-on-the-delaware_Philadelphia-PA.html
In commemoration of the Dutch settlements on the Delaware 1626-1664
The territory was occupied by the Dutch West India Company and known as New Netherland
Extended from the Capes of the Delaware to the Connecticut River and Embraced within its b…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2105_swedish-settlements-on-the-delaware_Philadelphia-PA.html
In commemoration of the Swedish settlements on the Delaware 1638-1655
New Netherland embraced within its boundaries the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania And included lands on the West Side of the Delaware from Cape Hendopen to Trenton Falls. On the E…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM20XA_matthias-william-baldwin_Philadelphia-PA.html
During Philadelphia's reign as a mighty manufacturing center, one of its industrial giants was the Baldwin Locomotive Works. A former jewelry maker, Matthias Baldwin designed the first U.S.-made steam locomotive in 1831. Before his death in 1866, …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM20V1_government-of-the-people_Philadelphia-PA.html
Human figures spiral upward in Jacques Lipchitz's tribute to democracy. A family at the bottom represents the wellspring of life. At the top, a man and woman raise a shape symbolizing the banner of Philadelphia. Overall, the interweaving forms sug…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM20TF_three-disks-one-lacking_Philadelphia-PA.html
Alexander "Sandy" Calder descended from a family of famous Philadelphia sculptors. His father's Swann Memorial Fountain on Logan Square and grandfather's City Hall sculptures represent art work from three generations. Trained as a mechan…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM20TE_making-the-city-beautiful_Philadelphia-PA.html
In the late 19th century, factories provided most of the jobs in Philadelphia and the city was smoky and grimy. The 1893 World's Fair in Chicago began a "City Beautiful" movement that inspired civic leaders and urban planners across the …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM20TD_green-spaces-fresh-air_Philadelphia-PA.html
In 1918, the Fairmount Park Commission hired Jacques Greber to create a landscape plan for the newly opened parkway. Greber set out to bring a slice of the park into the heart of the city,
Where earlier plans had shown a street lined with buildin…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM20D9_artillery-corps-washington-grays_Philadelphia-PA.html
Erected by
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/HM1KMK_american-friends-service-committee_Philadelphia-PA.html
Founded in Philadelphia in 1917, the AFSC has given practical expression to the faith of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers). Its worldwide humanitarian work has reflected a commitment to nonviolence & justice. Co-recipient, Nobel Peace Pri…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1KMJ_green-building-at-friends-center_Philadelphia-PA.html
The sustainable renovation of Friends Center is an expression of Quakers' commitment to a responsible relationship with the earth and all of its inhabitants. The meetinghouse and office buildings were modified to reduced energy consumption, protec…