Historical Society of Pennsylvania

Historical Society of Pennsylvania is a Pennsylvania historical marker in Philadelphia County, dedicated 2010.

1300 Locust St.

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Among the oldest of its kind in the nation, the special collections library holds many of the nation's important founding documents. Founded by prominent citizens in 1824 and located here since 1884, it traces America's history from the 17th century to the present.

TodayHistorical map

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

Historical maps covering this location

1826 · Philadelphia And Adjacent Country (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1836 · Philadelphia. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1838 · Philadelphia. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1840 · Philadelphia. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

Philadelphia And Adjacent Country, 1826, covering the location of Historical Society of Pennsylvania, with a pin at the marker's coordinates — Philadelphia And Adjacent Country, 1826, covering this location. David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries. 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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