A 15-foot white marble obelisk, installed in 1839, bears the inscribed names of 51 railroad builders. It serves as a commemoration of the completion of the Newkirk Viaduct, which marked the establishment of the first direct rail connection between Philadelphia and Baltimore.

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Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States

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