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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM5SO_the-place-you-tread-is-holy-ground_Philadelphia-PA.html
In this churchon the 4th of July 1779 was held the firstpublic - religious commemoration of theDeclaration of Independence.Attendance at the Holy Mass, then sung, wasThe Continental Congress, The Presidentand official head of the new government,th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM5SN_manuel-torres_Philadelphia-PA.html
In Memory ofManuel Torres, 1764-1822.As minister of the Republic of ColumbiaHe was the first Latin American Diplomatic representative in the United States of America
Tribute from the Government of Colombia and from Philadelphia descendants of h…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM5SM_old-st-marys_Philadelphia-PA.html
Old St. Mary's church was the most important Catholic church during the American Revolution and the early years of the nation. Built in 1763, when St. Joseph's became too small to accommodate the Catholic population of the city, the church was enl…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM5SL_philosophi-et-scienti-domus_Philadelphia-PA.html
On land granted in January 1744 by Thomas and Richard Penn, Proprietories of Pennsylvania, to Joseph and William Shippen was erected this house.
In 1798 it became the home of Dr. Caspar Wistar the great Physician devoted to Scientific work. Dr.…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM5SK_caspar-wistar_Philadelphia-PA.html
Noted physician, lived here. Professor of anatomy at the University of Pennsylvania. President of the American Philosophical Society & Pa. Abolition Society. In 1803, tutored Meriwether Lewis in medicine & paleontology, in preparation for the expe…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM5SJ_original-cobblestone_Philadelphia-PA.html
In front of you lies a remnant of a cobblestone street (also called "pebblestone")constructed about 1800.Although William Penn, founder of Philadelphia carefully planned the placement of city streets as early as 1681, it was not until 1762 that th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM5SI_rose-garden_Philadelphia-PA.html
Thomas Jefferson wrote that of all the countries in the world, America was where "the noblest gardens may be made without expense..."To commemorate the signers of the Declaration of Independence and the U. S. Constitution, the Daughters of the Ame…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM5SH_john-nepomuk-maelzel_Philadelphia-PA.html
German-born inventor and showman; exhibited nearby at Maelzel's Hall, 1826-1831, assisted by Wm. Schlumberger. His Automaton Chess Player (The Turk) was famous for games with Franklin & Napoleon. He patented a metronome; made hearing aids for Beet…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM5SG_st-thomas-african-episcopal-church_Philadelphia-PA.html
Organized in 1792 as an outgrowth of the Free African Society, formed 1787. The original church edifice stood here. Under the ministry of the Rev. Absalom Jones (1746-1818), a former slave, this became the nation's first Black Episcopal church.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM5SF_st-charles-seminary_Philadelphia-PA.html
The Theological Seminary of St. Charles Borromeo had its beginnings on South Fifth Street on June 26, 1832. In subsequent years the seminary was located in several different buildings all near this Church of St. Mary, at that time Philadelphia's C…