brochure - Independence Seaport Museum

EXPLORE AND DISCOVER the courage
and indomitable spirit that inspired
some of Philadelphia’s most beautiful,
moving and meaningful memorials,
all located within walking distance
of each other, near or on the
Delaware River waterfront.
The Honor, Sacrifice and Freedom Tour was produced by
friends of the memorials in partnership with Independence
Seaport Museum, the lead presenter.
Memorials to those who sacrificed their lives in the name of
freedom can be found throughout Philadelphia. We encourage
you to explore them. Here is just a sampling of the City’s many
other important memorials:
HISTORIC PHILADELPHIA
START YOUR FREE, SELF-GUIDED,
SEVEN-BLOCK TOUR AT THE HISTORIC
CHRIST CHURCH IN OLD CITY.
1-2 hours later (depending on your pace),
having visited 14 sites, you will end your
tour at the Independence Seaport
Museum where you have the options
of discounted admission to the
exciting maritime museum and its
floating museums, the Becuna, a
WWII submarine, and the Olympia,
a Spanish-American warship.
EASY DOES IT. This self-guided
tour is easy and FREE. At each site
you will find interpretive markers that
help tell the stories of those they honor. No reservations
are required as they are public, outdoor memorials available
for year-round exploration.
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier (Washington Square)
Commodore Barry Memorial - Father of the US Navy
(Independence Hall)
NORTHERN LIBERTIES
WWI Doughboy Memorial (2nd and Spring Garden)
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN PARKWAY
African-American War Memorial
(across from the Franklin Institute)
WWI Aero and Pennsylvania Aviator Memorials
(across from the Franklin Institute)
Civil War Memorial (facing the Philadelphia Museum of Art)
FAIRMOUNT PARK
Smith Memorial Arch - a Civil War monument
Memorial Hall - a monument to Revolutionary soldiers
Lincoln Monument
GROUP TOURS. Traveling with a group of students or adults?
Allow the Independence Seaport Museum to provide a
knowledgeable, engaging guide who will bring the stories of
courage and sacrifice to life. Advance reservations required.
$15 for adults; $10 for students/ seniors/military/veterans. For
more information or reservations visit www.phillyseaport.org,
email groupsales@phillyseaport.org or call 215-413-8630.
in cooperation with the
Philadelphia Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund
Comfortable, weather-appropriate clothing and shoes are
strongly recommended. There are many Old City/Society Hill
dining options at the beginning and end of the tour.
and support from the
Irish Memorial and National Scottish Immigrants' Memorial
Meet Philadelphia’s Courageous
Heroes, Heroines and Pioneers
Enjoy your journey…
and let us never forget.
For more information visit phillyseaport.org
Photography provided by M.Fischetti (GPTMC).
free
year-round
self-guided
D E L A W A R E
R I V E R
Put on your walking
shoes and follow the
Numbers for your selfGuided Honor, Sacrifice
and Freedom Tour
3. IRISH MEMORIAL
Front and Chestnut Streets. The centerpiece of this national
monument is a spectacular 30-foot long, 12-foot high bronze
sculpture by distinguished sculpture, Glenna Goodacre. With 35
life-sized figures, the memorial depicts the cruel starvation which
claimed millions of Irish lives between 1845 to 1850; the harrowing
journey to America taken by a million more; and the indomitable
spirit of those who arrived safely and resolved to face the
challenges of life in a new world. www.irishmemorial.org
4. NATIONAL SCOTTISH IMMIGRANTS' MEMORIAL
Front Street between Chestnut and Sansom. Dedicated in 2011
by the Philadelphia St. Andrew's Society, this memorial depicts
a Scottish family, circa 1750, walking past the Tun Tavern after
arriving at the docks in Philadelphia. Four standing stones
mounting bronze plaques tell the history of Celtic immigration
and contributions of Scots and Scottish-Americans to America.
The memorial was designed by renowned sculptor and Society
member, Terry Jones. www.saintandrewssociety.org
10. WWII SUBMARINERS MEMORIAL –
THE BECUNA
Penn’s Landing, between South and Dock Streets. This
decommissioned submarine, the Becuna, honors the 374 U.S.
Navy officers and 3131 men whose lives aboard 52 submarines
were lost in World War II. The Becuna, launched in 1944,
patrolled in the South Pacific and later the Atlantic in the Cold
War. Note: Visitors may board and explore the vessel using a
discounted pass sold by the Independence Seaport Museum,
which operates it. www.phillyseaport.org/becuna
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6. PHILADELPHIA BEIRUT MEMORIAL
Near Front and Spruce Streets, a few steps east of the Korean War
Memorial. The bronze sculpture with outstretched eagle’s wings
bears the inscription “If you forget my death then I died in vain”.
Dedicated in 1985, it honors the nine Philadelphia U.S. Marines on
the Beirut Peace-Keeping Mission who, on October 23, 1983, were
killed by terrorists in a bombing that took the lives of 241 servicemen.
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5. SITE OF THE TUN TAVERN
Front Street between Chestnut and Sansom. Next to the Scottish
Memorial stands a state marker that recognizes the founding of the
United States Marine Corps. It was here that the famous Tun Tavern
once stood and where, during the American Revolution, the United
States Marine Corps held its first recruitment drive. The Tavern was
also the site of the founding of the St. Andrews Society.
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2. TAMANEND
Front and Market Streets. The towering bronze sculpture of
Chief Tamanend, erected in 1995, pays tribute to the indigenous,
peaceful people of the Lenni-Lenape Nation who lived along
the Delaware River until the 18th century, when the European
colonists began their expulsion. As leader of one of the LenniLenape clans, Tamanend entered a peace treaty along the banks
of the Delaware with William Penn—a peace that would endure
almost a century, until 1782.
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1. CHRIST CHURCH PHILADELPHIA
Second Street, between Market and Arch. Founded in 1695,
the beautiful Christ Church, long considered one of the finest
examples of Georgian architecture in America, was a spiritual
home to Benjamin Franklin, George Washington, and many other
revolutionary leaders whose courage and faith paved the way to
our country’s freedom and the democracy we enjoy today.
www.christchurchphila.org
9. PURPLE HEART MEMORIAL
Located on the south side of the Vietnam Memorial grounds.
This memorial is dedicated to multitude of brave Pennsylvania
troops wounded in all of our nation’s wars. www.pvvm.org
11. WARSHIP OLYMPIA
Penn’s Landing, between South and Dock Street. Launched in
1892, the Olympia is the world's oldest floating steel warship
and the sole surviving naval ship of the Spanish-American
War. She served as Admiral Dewey's flagship at the Battle of
Manila Bay, which marked the U.S.'s emergence as a world
naval power. Like the Becuna, the Olympia is operated by the
Independence Seaport Museum and may be toured using a
discounted pass. www.phillyseaport.org/olympia
12. CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS MONUMENT
Columbus Blvd. at Dock Street, along Penn’s Landing. Built
in 1992 and presented to the City of Philadelphia by its Italian
citizens, the towering obelisk honors Columbus, "intrepid
navigator, with a sense of the sea unparalleled before or after
him" and the hundreds of thousands of Italian immigrants
whose immeasurable contributions in business, civic
leadership, the arts and sciences have helped shaped the
Delaware Valley region.
7. KOREAN WAR MEMORIAL
5 the Delaware
Front and Dock Streets. The 610 servicemen from
Valley who gave their lives in service to their country in the Korean
War are honored with this classical monument made of 16-foot
columns surrounded by four granite walls. Dedicated in 2002, the
memorial recounts the history of the war in polished, etched black
granite, dramatic photographic images and painstaking historical
detail. www.philakoreanmemorial.org
13. USS BATTLESHIP NEW JERSEY
Seen across the Delaware River, docked on the Camden,
New Jersey waterfront. This massive WWII battleship was
built at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard and launched
December 7, 1942, a year after the Pearl Harbor attack brought
America into the War. She also served in the Korean War and
the Vietnam War before being decommissioned in 1991. The
ship has been on the Camden Waterfront since October 2001,
and is open for tours. www.battleshipnewjersey.org
8. PHILADELPHIA VIETNAM VETERANS MEMORIAL
Front Street and Columbus Blvd. Dedicated in 1987, this moving
memorial honors the 646 Philadelphians who sacrificed their lives in
the Vietnam War. The Wall of Names, amphitheater and Wall of
Scenes that depicts famous war photographs with etchings on
granite, tell the story of the conflict and provide a tranquil place for
contemplation and reflection. www.pvvm.org
14. The JANE JOHNSON STATE MARKER,
outside the entrance to the Independence Seaport
Museum, is dedicated to a woman whose courageous
escape to freedom in 1855 was the focus of acrimonious
and precedent-setting legal cases in 19th century.
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