You searched for Postal Code: 19147
Page 5 of 5 — Showing results 41 to 47 of 47
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMEQF_the-grand-battery_Philadelphia-PA.html
Known also as the Association Battery, this was Pennsylvania's largest early fortification. Originally built in 1748, shortly after formation of a volunteer military force called the Association, it mounted 27 guns; within a few years it held some…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMEEC_gloria-dei-church_Philadelphia-PA.html
Here in 1677, Swedish settlers founded the first Christian church within what is now Philadelphia. Religious services were originally held in a log blockhouse. The present edifice, was erected in 1698-1703 and dedicated on June 2, 1700. In 1845 th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HME7Q_old-swedes-church_Philadelphia-PA.html
"I joined in marriage the first couple, viz., Jonas Jonson, a Swede, and Anne Amesby, an English woman, in the English language."Diary of Rev. Andreas Sandel, July 29, 1702Here are the memories of an all but forgotten group of early settlers in Am…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HME7N_catherine-hanson_Philadelphia-PA.html
This fountain is to the memory of Catherine Hanson. Daughter of Andrew Hanson, died October 28, 1646 at 8 years of age and was the first white body to be laid away in the soil of the Swedish Colony, which is now Pennsylvania.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HME7K_gloria-dei-church_Philadelphia-PA.html
Oldest church in Philadelphia. Founded, 1677, by Swedish settlers. This edifice of Swedish architectural design, was erected 1698-1703. The earlier place of worship was a blockhouse.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM5NI_free-african-society_Philadelphia-PA.html
Established in 1787 under the leadership of Richard Allen and Absalom Jones, this organization fostered identity, leadership, and unity among Blacks and became the forerunner of the first Afican-American churches in this city.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM457_mother-bethel_Philadelphia-PA.html
Mother Bethel is the first African Methodist Episcopal (A.M.E.) Church in America, founded in 1791. Richard Allen (1760-1831), a former slave, was the founder, and later became the first bishop (1816) of the first African-American denomination in …