List of Pennsylvania state historical markers in Delaware County

Location of Delaware County in Pennsylvania

This is a list of the Pennsylvania state historical markers in Delaware County.

This is intended to be a complete list of the official state historical markers placed in Delaware County, Pennsylvania by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC). The locations of the historical markers, as well as the latitude and longitude coordinates as provided by the PHMC's database, are included below when available. There are 56 historical markers located in Delaware County.^[1]

Historical markers

Marker title	Image	Date dedicated	Location	Marker type	Topics
Abraham L. Pennock		000000001985-10-24-0000October 24, 1985	At library on Maple Avenue between Wayne and Hazel, off S. State Rd. (SR 2026), Upper Darby 39°57′44″N 75°16′25″W / 39.9623°N 75.2736°W / 39.9623; -75.2736 (Abraham L. Pennock)	Roadside	African American, Government & Politics, Government & Politics 19th Century, Underground Railroad, Women
American Viscose Co.		000000002002-10-05-0000October 5, 2002	Viscose Village Plaza, Marcus Hook 39°49′18″N 75°24′44″W / 39.8217°N 75.4122°W / 39.8217; -75.4122 (American Viscose Co.)	Roadside	Buildings, Business & Industry, Entrepreneurs, Labor, Military, Military Post-Civil War, Women
Battle of Brandywine		000000001952-05-12-0000May 12, 1952	US 1, at entrance to Brandywine Battlefield Park	Roadside	American Revolution, George Washington, Military
Battle of Brandywine		000000001952-05-12-0000May 12, 1952	US 202/322 just S of Brinton's Bridge/Dilworthtown Rd., 1.6 miles N of US 1, Chadds Ford	Roadside	American Revolution, George Washington, Military
Battle of Brandywine		000000001952-05-12-0000May 12, 1952	U.S. 1, at entrance to Brandywine Battlefield Park 39°49′22″N 75°35′18″W / 39.8227°N 75.5884°W / 39.8227; -75.5884 (Battle of Brandywine)	Roadside	American Revolution, Military
Benjamin West		000000001948-03-03-0000March 3, 1948	Pa. 320 in Swarthmore (Missing)	Roadside	Artists
Caleb Pusey		000000001967-06-09-0000June 9, 1967	Race St. at City Rd., Upland 39°51′06″N 75°33′05″W / 39.8516°N 75.55145°W / 39.8516; -75.55145 (Caleb Pusey)	City	Professions & Vocations, Religion, William Penn
Casimir Pulaski		000000001975-09-13-0000September 13, 1975	U.S. 1 E of Chadds Ford near entrance to Brandywine Battlefield State Park 39°52′25″N 75°34′19″W / 39.8735°N 75.572°W / 39.8735; -75.572 (Casimir Pulaski)	Roadside	American Revolution, Ethnic & Immigration, George Washington, Military
Chester		000000001947-10-13-0000October 13, 1947	U.S. 322 at NW end of city	Roadside	Cities & Towns, Early Settlement, Ethnic & Immigration, Government & Politics, Government & Politics 17th Century, William Penn
Colonial Courthouse		000000001954-05-14-0000May 14, 1954	Ave. of the States near 5th St., Chester 39°50′53″N 75°21′36″W / 39.848°N 75.3599°W / 39.848; -75.3599 (Colonial Courthouse)	City	Buildings, Government & Politics, Government & Politics 18th Century
Colonial Gristmill		000000001959-05-05-0000May 5, 1959	U.S. 1, 1 mile E of Concordville 39°53′28″N 75°30′20″W / 39.8911°N 75.5056°W / 39.8911; -75.5056 (Colonial Gristmill)	Roadside	Buildings, Business & Industry, Ethnic & Immigration, Mills, Religion
Darby Friends Burial Ground		000000001952-06-01-0000June 1952	Landsdowne Avenue near 12th Street, Darby	Roadside	Religion
Delaware County		000000001982-10-03-0000October 3, 1982	Courthouse, Front St. & Veterans Sq., Media 39°55′09″N 75°23′31″W / 39.9192°N 75.392°W / 39.9192; -75.392 (Delaware County)	City	Government & Politics, Government & Politics 18th Century, William Penn
Dr. George Smith		000000001985-10-25-0000October 25, 1985	Off Marvine Ave. at Mansion Dr. on Collenbrook property, Drexel Hill 39°57′05″N 75°19′16″W / 39.9514°N 75.3211°W / 39.9514; -75.3211 (Dr. George Smith)	Roadside	Education, Government & Politics, Government & Politics 19th Century, Medicine & Science, Professions & Vocations
Dr. Philip Jaisohn		000000001994-05-21-0000May 21, 1994	100 E. Lincoln St., Media 39°54′50″N 75°23′16″W / 39.9139°N 75.3877°W / 39.9139; -75.3877 (Dr. Philip Jaisohn)	Roadside	Ethnic & Immigration, Government & Politics, Government & Politics 20th Century, Medicine & Science, Professions & Vocations
Fanny Jackson Coppin		000000001986-02-12-0000February 12, 1986	Cheyney University campus, off Dilworthtown & Cheyney Rds., Cheyney 39°55′58″N 75°31′40″W / 39.9327°N 75.5277°W / 39.9327; -75.5277 (Fanny M. Jackson Coppin)	City	African American, Education, Professions & Vocations, Religion, Women, Writers
Finland		000000001955-05-21-0000May 21, 1955	Concord Ave. at monument in Chester 39°50′59″N 75°22′41″W / 39.8496°N 75.378°W / 39.8496; -75.378 (Finland)	City	Early Settlement, Ethnic & Immigration
First Friends Meeting		000000001997-10-22-0000October 22, 1997	24th & Chestnut Sts., Chester 39°52′10″N 75°21′48″W / 39.8695°N 75.3632°W / 39.8695; -75.3632 (First Friends Meeting)	City	Religion, William Penn
Glen Mills		000000001997-09-23-0000September 23, 1997	Railroad Station, Glen Mills 39°55′13″N 75°29′25″W / 39.9204°N 75.4904°W / 39.9204; -75.4904 (Glen Mills)	Roadside	Business & Industry, Government & Politics, Government & Politics 18th Century, Iron, Mills, Railroads
Governor Printz Park		000000001948-06-28-0000June 28, 1948	At site, 2nd St. & Taylor Ave., Essington 39°51′44″N 75°18′09″W / 39.8623°N 75.3026°W / 39.8623; -75.3026 (Governor Printz Park)	Roadside	Early Settlement, Ethnic & Immigration, Government & Politics 17th Century
Great Trail (The) - Minquas or Susquehanna Indians (PLAQUE)		000000001926-06-05-0000June 5, 1926	Rose Valley Rd. (SR 3019), west side, 1/2 mile S of Moylan 39°53′55″N 75°23′15″W / 39.8985°N 75.3876°W / 39.8985; -75.3876 (Great Trail, The - Minquas or Susquehanna Indians -PLAQUE)	Plaque	Early Settlement, Ethnic & Immigration, Native American, Paths & Trails
Green-Bank		000000001954-05-15-0000May 15, 1954	2nd St. near Welsh St., Chester	City	Buildings, Houses & Homesteads, Military
Haverford Meeting House		000000001946-09-24-0000September 24, 1946	U.S. 30 bypass near Haverford (Missing)	City	Houses & Homesteads, Religion
Hilldale Athletic Club, The (The Darby Daisies)		000000002006-10-14-0000October 14, 2006	Cedar Ave. & MacDade Blvd., Yeadon 39°55′30″N 75°15′23″W / 39.9249°N 75.2565°W / 39.9249; -75.2565 (Hilldale Athletic Club, The "The Darby Daisies")	Roadside	African American, Baseball, Sports
Ivy Mills		000000002001-09-04-0000September 4, 2001	109 Ivy Mill Road at Polecat Road, Glen Mills 39°53′08″N 75°29′06″W / 39.8856°N 75.4849°W / 39.8856; -75.4849 (Ivy Mills)	Roadside	Business & Industry, Government & Politics 18th Century, Mills, Religion
J. Edgar Thomson		000000001991-06-25-0000June 25, 1991	Junction SR 2016 (Baltimore Pike) & SR 2027 (Thomson Ave.) just NE of Swarthmore 39°54′57″N 75°20′15″W / 39.91577°N 75.33737°W / 39.91577; -75.33737 (J. Edgar Thomson)	City	Professions & Vocations, Railroads, Transportation
John Chadd's House - PLAQUE		000000001915-09-01-0000September 1915	Lawn of Chadd homestead on PA 100 just N of US 1, Chadds Ford 39°52′29″N 75°35′30″W / 39.8748°N 75.5917°W / 39.8748; -75.5917 (John Chadd's House - PLAQUE)	Plaque	American Revolution, Houses & Homesteads, Military
John Morton		000000001967-01-27-0000January 27, 1967	420 E. Ridley Ave., Ridley Park, Chester 39°53′03″N 75°19′07″W / 39.8842°N 75.3185°W / 39.8842; -75.3185 (John Morton)	Roadside	Government & Politics, Government & Politics 18th Century
Joshua Humphrey		000000001947-10-13-0000October 13, 1947	SR 1001 (Haverford Ave.) near Haverford 39°59′49″N 75°18′12″W / 39.9969°N 75.3033°W / 39.9969; -75.3033 (Joshua Humphrey)	Roadside	Military, Professions & Vocations
Joshua Pusey		000000001993-03-27-0000March 27, 1993	#11 N. Middletown Rd. (Pa. 352), Lima 39°55′25″N 75°26′36″W / 39.9236°N 75.4434°W / 39.9236; -75.4434 (Joshua Pusey)	Roadside	Business & Industry, Civil War, Invention, Professions & Vocations, Religion
Lazaretto Quarantine Station		000000002008-10-25-0000October 25, 2008	99 Wanamaker Ave., at 2nd St. intersection, Essington 39°51′44″N 75°17′59″W / 39.8622°N 75.2996°W / 39.8622; -75.2996 (Lazaretto Quarantine Station)	Roadside	Ethnic & Immigration, Government & Politics 19th Century, Medicine & Science
Leiper Railway		000000001955-02-07-0000February 7, 1955	SR 2008 (Bullens Ln.) E of Pa. 320, Nether Providence Twp. 39°52′35″N 75°21′27″W / 39.8763°N 75.3576°W / 39.8763; -75.3576 (Leiper Railway)	Roadside	Railroads, Transportation
Lower Swedish Cabin		000000001989-10-21-0000October 21, 1989	At site on Creek Rd., Clifton Heights 39°56′17″N 75°18′05″W / 39.93818°N 75.30152°W / 39.93818; -75.30152 (Lower Swedish Cabin)	City	Early Settlement, Ethnic & Immigration
Marcus Hook		000000001947-10-13-0000October 13, 1947	U.S. 13 at Municipal Bldg., Marcus Hook 39°49′08″N 75°25′08″W / 39.819°N 75.4188°W / 39.819; -75.4188 (Marcus Hook)	Roadside	Business & Industry, Early Settlement, Ethnic & Immigration
Martin Luther King, Jr.		000000001984-01-14-0000January 14, 1984	Calvary Baptist Church, 1616 W. 2nd St. (Pa. 291), Chester 39°50′14″N 75°22′40″W / 39.8373°N 75.3779°W / 39.8373; -75.3779 (Martin Luther King, Jr.)	City	African American, Civil Rights, Religion
Martin Luther King, Jr.		000000001992-07-27-0000July 27, 1992	Crozer-Chester Medical Center, One Medical Center Blvd., Upland 39°51′21″N 75°22′15″W / 39.8559°N 75.3709°W / 39.8559; -75.3709 (Martin Luther King, Jr.)	City	African American, Civil Rights, Religion
Minquas' Path		000000001947-10-13-0000October 13, 1947	SR 3019 (Rose Valley Rd.) west side, 1/2 mile S of Moylan 39°53′55″N 75°23′15″W / 39.8985°N 75.3876°W / 39.8985; -75.3876 (Minquas' Path)	Roadside	Native American, Paths & Trails, Transportation
Morton Homestead		000000001966-09-09-0000September 9, 1966	At site, Pa. 420 at Darby Creek, Prospect Park 39°52′39″N 75°18′19″W / 39.8774°N 75.3053°W / 39.8774; -75.3053 (Morton Homestead)	Roadside	Early Settlement, Government & Politics, Government & Politics 17th Century
Morton Mortonson House		000000001955-03-06-0000March 6, 1955	Winona St. & Amosland Rd., Norwood (Missing)	Roadside	Buildings, Houses & Homesteads
New Sweden		000000001988-04-09-0000April 9, 1988	Governor Printz Park, 2nd St. & Taylor Ave., Essington 39°51′40″N 75°18′10″W / 39.861°N 75.3027°W / 39.861; -75.3027 (New Sweden)	Roadside	Early Settlement, Ethnic & Immigration, Exploration
Old Haverford Friends' Meeting		000000001975-10-24-0000October 24, 1975	SR 1005 (E. Eagle Rd.) at St. Denis Ave., Havertown 39°59′28″N 75°18′17″W / 39.991°N 75.3048°W / 39.991; -75.3048 (Old Haverford Friends' Meeting)	Roadside	Religion, William Penn
Old Swedish Burial Ground		000000001954-05-15-0000May 15, 1954	3rd St., E of Ave. of the States 39°50′50″N 75°21′30″W / 39.8472°N 75.3584°W / 39.8472; -75.3584 (Old Swedish Burial Ground)	City	Ethnic & Immigration, Religion
Penn Landing		000000001947-10-13-0000October 13, 1947	SE corner, 2nd (Pa. 291) & Penn Sts., Chester 39°50′39″N 75°21′41″W / 39.84413°N 75.36143°W / 39.84413; -75.36143 (Penn Landing)	Roadside	Early Settlement, Exploration, Government & Politics, Government & Politics 17th Century, William Penn
Pennsylvania		000000001949-05-12-0000May 12, 1949	U.S. 202 at state line 39°50′21″N 75°32′21″W / 39.8392°N 75.5393°W / 39.8392; -75.5393 (Pennsylvania)	Roadside	Government & Politics, Government & Politics 17th Century, William Penn
Pennsylvania		000000001949-05-12-0000May 12, 1949	U.S. 13 by-pass, approx. 100 feet from state line	Roadside	Government & Politics, Government & Politics 17th Century, William Penn
Radnor Meeting House		000000001947-10-13-0000October 13, 1947	Junction Pa. 320 & SR SR 1019 (Conestoga Rd.), Ithan, S of St. Davids 40°01′49″N 75°21′50″W / 40.0303°N 75.364°W / 40.0303; -75.364 (Radnor Meeting House)	Roadside	American Revolution, Early Settlement, Houses & Homesteads, Military, Religion
Rochambeau Route (Narragansett Bay to Yorktown)		000000001954-10-18-0000October 18, 1954	U.S. 13 (Morton Ave.) near Melrose Ave., E end of Chester 39°51′31″N 75°21′09″W / 39.8585°N 75.3525°W / 39.8585; -75.3525 (Rochambeau Route (Narragansett Bay to Yorktown))	Roadside	American Revolution, Military, Roads, Transportation
Sellers Hall		000000001985-10-25-0000October 25, 1985	N. side Walnut St. between Copley and Glendale Rds., Upper Darby 39°57′25″N 75°15′41″W / 39.9569°N 75.2615°W / 39.9569; -75.2615 (Sellers Hall)	Roadside	Buildings, Early Settlement, Medicine & Science, Professions & Vocations
Springfield Friends Meeting		000000001951-10-25-0000October 25, 1951	SR 2009 (Old Sproul & W. Springfield Rds.), Springfield 39°56′32″N 75°20′50″W / 39.9423°N 75.3471°W / 39.9423; -75.3471 (Springfield Friends Meeting)	Roadside	Artists, Buildings, Education, Religion
St. David's Church		000000001947-10-13-0000October 13, 1947	SR 1046 (St. David's Rd.) at SR 1017 (Church Rd.) 2 miles SW of Wayne 40°01′21″N 75°23′58″W / 40.0226°N 75.3994°W / 40.0226; -75.3994 (St. David's Church)	Roadside	American Revolution, Ethnic & Immigration, Military, Religion
Sun Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company		000000002007-10-06-0000October 6, 2007	intersection of Industrial Hwy. (Rt. 291) & Harrahs Blvd., Chester	Roadside	Business & Industry, Labor, Military, Military Post-Civil War, Oil & Gas, Steel
Thomas Garrett		000000001981-10-25-0000October 25, 1981	Garrett Rd. & Maple Ave., Drexel Hill 39°56′46″N 75°17′37″W / 39.9461°N 75.2935°W / 39.9461; -75.2935 (Thomas Garrett)	Roadside	African American, Religion, Underground Railroad
Thomas Massey House		000000001986-05-09-0000May 9, 1986	467 Lawrence Rd. (SR 1020), .5 mile NE of Pa. 320, Broomall 39°57′57″N 75°21′06″W / 39.9658°N 75.3518°W / 39.9658; -75.3518 (Thomas Massey House)	Roadside	Buildings, Houses & Homesteads
Tinicum		000000001947-10-13-0000October 13, 1947	Pa. 291 eastbound, just NE of Essington 39°52′02″N 75°17′37″W / 39.8671°N 75.2937°W / 39.8671; -75.2937 (Tinicum)	Roadside	Early Settlement, Ethnic & Immigration, Government & Politics 17th Century
Washington House		000000001954-05-15-0000May 15, 1954	Ave. of the States near 5th St., Chester 39°50′53″N 75°21′35″W / 39.8481°N 75.3596°W / 39.8481; -75.3596 (Washington House)	City	American Revolution, Buildings, George Washington, Houses & Homesteads
William Penn (1644-1718) - "Essex House" - PLAQUE		000000001932-10-01-0000October 1932	102 Penn St., Chester	Plaque	Early Settlement, Houses & Homesteads, William Penn
Williamson Free School of Mechanical Trades		June 1, 2013	106 S New Middletown Rd, Media	Roadside	Buildings, Schools

See also

• List of Pennsylvania state historical markers
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Delaware County, Pennsylvania

References

External links

• Pennsylvania Historical Marker Program
• Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission

Municipalities and communities of Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States
County seat: Media
City	Chester
Boroughs	Aldan Brookhaven Chester Heights Clifton Heights Collingdale Colwyn Darby East Lansdowne Eddystone Folcroft Glenolden Lansdowne Marcus Hook Media Millbourne Morton Norwood Parkside Prospect Park Ridley Park Rose Valley Rutledge Sharon Hill Swarthmore Trainer Upland Yeadon
Townships	Aston Bethel Chadds Ford Chester Concord Darby Edgmont Haverford Lower Chichester Marple Middletown Nether Providence Newtown Radnor Ridley Springfield Thornbury Tinicum Upper Chichester Upper Darby Upper Providence
CDPs	Ardmore‡ Boothwyn Broomall Cheyney University‡ Drexel Hill Folsom Haverford College‡ Lima Linwood Village Green-Green Ridge Woodlyn
Unincorporated communities	Beaver Valley‡ Booths Corner Bortondale Bowling Green Chelsea Chichester Concordville Crum Lynne Elwyn Garden City Garnet Valley Garrett Hill Glen Mills Glen Riddle Gradyville Haverford‡ Havertown Holmes Lenni Llanerch Moylan Painters Crossing Radnor Riddlewood Rosemont‡ Secane South Media St. Davids Strafford‡ Thornton Villanova‡ Wallingford Wawa Wayne‡ Wyola
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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