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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…
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President William McKinley, who led the country during the Spanish-American War, had many fervent supporters in Philadelphia. Three days after his assassination in 1901, The Philadelphia Inquirer newspaper started a drive to fund a monument. The F…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM20ZS_alexander-milne-calder_Philadelphia-PA.html
Alexander Milne Calder emigrated from Scotland in 1868 and spent twenty years creating over 250 sculptures that adorn City Hall. His bronze William Penn, installed atop the tower in 1894, is thought to be the largest sculpture on top of a building…
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General George McClellan 1891 Henry Jackson Ellicott (1847-1901) Major General John Fulton Reynolds 1884 John Rogers (1829-1904) In the Civil War, Philadelphia-born George McClellan trained the eastern Union army and led it through the B…
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/HM20X9_the-welsh-society_Philadelphia-PA.html
Organized March 1, 1729 Cogoniant I Dduw Glory To God Commemorating the Welsh contributions to the founding of the city of Philadelphia the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the United States of America William Penn, 1644-1718, proclaimer …
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In Commemoration of the tricentennial anniversary year of German settlement in America and of the state visit of the President of the Federal Republic of Germany Karl Carlstens to the United States of America in October 1983 Underlining th…
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/HM20V0_philadelphia-city-hall_Philadelphia-PA.html
Philadelphia City Hall Largest municipal building in the United states Built 1871-1901 John Mc Arthur, Jr., architect Born: Bladneck-on-Wigtown Bay, Dumfrieshire, Scotland 1823 Died: Philadelphia 1890 William Struthers, mason / contractor …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM20UZ_william-penn_Philadelphia-PA.html
More than 250 sculptures adorn City Hall - all designed by Alexander Milne Calder. Calder made clay models that his studio of artisans translated into bronze or stone. The crowning glory, Willian Penn, stands more than 36 feet tall and weighs over…
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