Penn Treaty Park

Penn Treaty Park is a Pennsylvania historical marker in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, dedicated 1976.

At Park on Delaware River, foot of Cecil B. Moore (Columbia) Ave., Philadelphia

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Traditional site of a treaty between William Penn and the Indians, this park is maintained by the City of Philadelphia in commemoration of the Proprietor's peaceful relations with the Indians.

TodayHistorical map

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Historical maps covering this location

1927 · New Jersey. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1943 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection)
1944 · 1944 Philadelphia Transportation Company street car, bus and subway-elevated lines route… (Historical map archives, georeferenced via Allmaps)
1967 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection)
1979 · Important farmlands, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania (Penn State University Libraries)

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1943, covering the location of Penn Treaty Park, with a pin at the marker's coordinates — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1943, covering this location. USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection. The pin is ours, placed from the marker's coordinates.

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Marker data: Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission via data.pa.gov

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