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Matthias William Baldwin
William Penn Annex West in Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
MDCCXCV - MDCCCLXVI
— | Founder of the Baldwin Locomotive Works | — |
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), February 5, 2022
1. Matthias William Baldwin Marker
Matthias William Baldwin. MDCCXCV - MDCCCLXVI. His skill in the mechanic arts, his faithful discharge of the duties of citizenship, his broad philanthropy and unfailing benevolence and his devotion to all Christian work placed him foremost among the makers of Philadelphia. . This historical marker was erected in 1905 by Herbert Adams, sculptor. It is in William Penn Annex West in Philadelphia in Philadelphia County Pennsylvania
His skill in the mechanic arts, his faithful discharge of the duties of citizenship, his broad philanthropy and unfailing benevolence and his devotion to all Christian work placed him foremost among the makers of Philadelphia.Erected 1905 by Herbert Adams, sculptor.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Railroads & Streetcars.
Location. 39° 57.189′ N, 75° 9.834′
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Locomotive Manufacturing
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When Matthias William Baldwin was born on 10 December 1795, in Elizabethtown, Essex, New Jersey, British Colonial America, his father, Matthias William Baldwin, was 39 and his mother, Phebe Skinner, was 29. He married Sarah Crane Baldwin on 30 December 1817, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. He died on 7 September 1866, in Wissinoming, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.