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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM20SU_power-and-politics_Philadelphia-PA.html
The Benjamin Franklin Parkway, opened in 1918, was one of the largest projects of urban redesign ever undertaken.
It was a product of the Reform Era in American politics, marked by improvements in public education and public health, and a crackdo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM20SS_friends-select-school_Philadelphia-PA.html
Friends Select School provides a strong, academic education to elementary and secondary school-aged children. Overseen by two Meetings of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers), the school traces its roots to the founding of the nation's first…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM20S6_swann-memorial-fountain_Philadelphia-PA.html
In the tradition of "river god" sculpture, three bronze figures of Native Americans symbolize Philadelphia waterways. The man represents the Delaware River. The mature woman is the Schuylkill River, and the young woman is the Wissahickon…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM20S5_us-sanitary-commission-great-central-fair_Philadelphia-PA.html
Held at Logan Square from June 7-28, 1864, this event raised more than one million dollars for the Union cause during the Civil War. Formed to coordinate efforts of women volunteering to support the war effort, the Commission gave relief and comfo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM20S3_pope-john-paul-ii_Philadelphia-PA.html
This plaque commemorates the site where His Holiness Pope John Paul II celebrated Mass and proclaimed his message of peace and love to the people of Philadelphia and the nation October 5, 1979
Presented by the Philadelphia Chapter, Knights of Col…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM20S2_sister-cities-park_Philadelphia-PA.html
This portion of Logan Square was dedicated as Sister Cities Plaza in 1976 to recognize Philadelphia's participation in the global Sister Cities Program, which builds peace, mutual understanding and economic ties through official city-to-city relat…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM20S1_archeology_Philadelphia-PA.html
In 2010, archeologists excavated this eastern portion of Logan Square, now called Sister Cities Park, in preparation for its renovation. In doing so, approximately 60 remnants of graves were uncovered, thought to be remnants from the early 19th ce…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM20S0_kopernik_Philadelphia-PA.html
Polish astronomer Mikolaj Kopernik, known to English speakers as Nikolaus Copernicus, was the first to propose the earth revolves around the sun. In the 1500's when the earth was thought to be the center of the universe, this was a revolutionary i…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM20PY_the-heart-of-the-parkway_Philadelphia-PA.html
Swann Fountain sits halfway between City Hall and the Philadelphia Museum of Art. It was built to honor Dr. Wilson Cary Swann and is a focal point of the Benjamin Franklin Parkway. Swann was a 19th-century doctor who founded the Philadelphia Fount…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM20NL_aero-memorial_Philadelphia-PA.html
Shaped like a celestial sphere, this gilded bronze sculpture is dedicated to Pennsylvania aviators who died in World War I. The outer structure suggests as astronomical instrument, and the figures illustrate signs of the zodiac. Sculptor Paul Mans…