Christopher Sower
1738 1938
In commemoration of the
two hundredth anniversary
of the founding of the Printing
and Publishing House of
Christopher Sower
(1683 – 1758)
at 5255-5263 Germantown Ave. nearly
opposite
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There, he and his son of the same name
issued Almanacs, Newspapers and many
English and German Books, including the
first American editions of the Bible
in any European Tongue, 1743, 1763, 1776
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On this site, Jacob Bay, aided by Chris-
topher Sower II, operated the first per-
manent American type foundry, 1772-1783.
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Erected May 14, 1938 by the
Germantown Historical Society
Marker is at the intersection of Germantown Avenue and W Queen Lane, on the left when traveling north on Germantown Avenue.
Courtesy hmdb.org
