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1871
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First Presbyterian 1869 - 1872 * plants, fruit * Over the door. First Presbyterian Church. Southeast corner, 21st and Walnut. * 39.950650,-75.175550 [map] * On the Rittenhouse Square tour. * Exhibits: Religious * See also: +philadelphiabuildings.org's page for the building +Gargoyle Hunter's page for the building +First Presbyterian Church |
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Abraham Lincoln Randolph Rogers, 1871 * Statue of Abraham Lincoln * big seated person, chair, pen and paper, eagles, federal and city seals * Moved in January 2002 from the middle of Kelly Drive to the North side. The first picture is from the old location. * inscription: front: To Abraham Lincoln from a grateful people left: With malice towards none, with charity towards all, with firmness in the right as God gives us to see the right, let us finish the work we are in back: Let us here highly resolve that the government of the people. by the people, and for the people shall not perish from this earth right: I do order and declare that all persons held as slaves within the states in rebellion are and hence forth shall be free * Kelly Drive and Sedgely Drive. * 39.969550,-75.184500 [map] * On the Kelly Drive tour. * Exhibits: Moved * See also: +wikipedia.org's Randolph Rogers page +wikipedia.org's Abraham Lincoln page |
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Alexander von Humboldt Frederick Johann Heinrich Drake, 1871 * Statue of Alexander von Humboldt * standing person, scroll, globe * inscription: Alexander von Humboldt Born Sept. 14, 1769 Died May 6, 1859 Dedicated to the City of Philadelphia by its German citizens * Martin Luther King Drive South of Black Road. * 39.982325,-75.205850 [map] * On the West Park tour. * See also: +wikipedia.org's Alexander von Humboldt page |