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.

Historical markers

Marker title	Image	Date dedicated	Location	Marker type	Topics
Abraham L. Pennock		October 24, 1985	At library on Maple Avenue between Wayne and Hazel, off S. State Rd. (SR 2026), Upper Darby 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.	framless	October 5, 2002	Viscose Village Plaza, Marcus Hook 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
Amos Bond House		2008	Located on the 11th fairway of Paxon Hollow Country Club, 850 Paxon Hollow Rd. Media, PA 19063	Roadside	Early Settlement, Buildings, Houses - homesteads
Anna Howard Shaw (1847-1919)		May 17, 2014	S Orange St. & S Ridley Creek Rd., Media 39.90596°N 75.39656°W / 39.90596; -75.39656 (Anna Howard Shaw)	Roadside	Government & Politics 19th Century, Government & Politics 20th Century, Professions & Vocations, Religion, Science & Medicine, Women
Battle of Brandywine		May 12, 1952	US 1, at entrance to Brandywine Battlefield Park	Roadside	American Revolution, George Washington, Military
Battle of Brandywine		May 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		May 12, 1952	U.S. 1, at entrance to Brandywine Battlefield Park 39.8227°N 75.5884°W / 39.8227; -75.5884 (Battle of Brandywine)	Roadside	American Revolution, Military
Benjamin West		March 3, 1948	Pa. 320 in Swarthmore (Missing)	Roadside	Artists
Caleb Pusey		June 9, 1967	Race St. at City Rd., Upland 39.8516°N 75.55145°W / 39.8516; -75.55145 (Caleb Pusey)	City	Professions & Vocations, Religion, William Penn
Casimir Pulaski		September 13, 1975	U.S. 1 E of Chadds Ford near entrance to Brandywine Battlefield State Park 39.8735°N 75.572°W / 39.8735; -75.572 (Casimir Pulaski)	Roadside	American Revolution, Ethnic & Immigration, George Washington, Military
Chester		October 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		May 14, 1954	Ave. of the States near 5th St., Chester 39.848°N 75.3599°W / 39.848; -75.3599 (Colonial Courthouse)	City	Buildings, Government & Politics, Government & Politics 18th Century
Colonial Gristmill		May 5, 1959	U.S. 1, 1 mile E of Concordville 39.8911°N 75.5056°W / 39.8911; -75.5056 (Colonial Gristmill)	Roadside	Buildings, Business & Industry, Ethnic & Immigration, Mills, Religion
Darby Friends Burial Ground		June 1952	Landsdowne Avenue near 12th Street, Darby	Roadside	Religion
Delaware County		October 3, 1982	Courthouse, Front St. & Veterans Sq., Media 39.9192°N 75.392°W / 39.9192; -75.392 (Delaware County)	City	Government & Politics, Government & Politics 18th Century, William Penn
Dr. Anna E. Broomall		March 26, 2019	Widener Univ., 13th & Chestnut Sts., Chester 39.85972°N 75.35611°W / 39.85972; -75.35611 (Anna Broomall)	City	Professions & Vocations, Science & Medicine, Women
Dr. George Smith		October 25, 1985	Off Marvine Ave. at Mansion Dr. on Collenbrook property, Drexel Hill 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		May 21, 1994	100 E. Lincoln St., Media 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
Eddystone Rifle Plant		November 9, 2019	13th Ave. & Simpson St., Eddystone 39.86436°N 75.34318°W / 39.86436; -75.34318 (Eddystone Rifle Plant)	Roadside	Labor, Military, Military Post-Civil War, Women
Fanny Jackson Coppin		February 12, 1986	Cheyney University campus, off Dilworthtown & Cheyney Rds., Cheyney 39.9327°N 75.5277°W / 39.9327; -75.5277 (Fanny M. Jackson Coppin)	City	African American, Education, Professions & Vocations, Religion, Women, Writers
FBI Office Burglary		September 1, 2021	1-7 Veterans Square, Media, Pennsylvania 39.91911°N 75.39175°W / 39.91911; -75.39175 (FBI Office Burglary)	Roadside	Government & Politics, Government & Politics 20th Century
Finland		May 21, 1955	Concord Ave. at monument in Chester 39.8496°N 75.378°W / 39.8496; -75.378 (Finland)	City	Early Settlement, Ethnic & Immigration
First Friends Meeting		October 22, 1997	24th & Chestnut Sts., Chester 39.8695°N 75.3632°W / 39.8695; -75.3632 (First Friends Meeting)	City	Religion, William Penn
Glen Mills		September 23, 1997	Railroad Station, Glen Mills 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		June 28, 1948	At site, 2nd St. & Taylor Ave., Essington 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)		June 5, 1926	Rose Valley Rd. (SR 3019), west side, 1/2 mile S of Moylan 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		May 15, 1954	2nd St. near Welsh St., Chester	City	Buildings, Houses & Homesteads, Military
Haverford Meeting House		September 24, 1946	U.S. 30 bypass near Haverford (Missing)	City	Houses & Homesteads, Religion
Hilldale Athletic Club, The (The Darby Daisies)		October 14, 2006	Cedar Ave. & MacDade Blvd., Yeadon 39.9249°N 75.2565°W / 39.9249; -75.2565 (Hilldale Athletic Club, The "The Darby Daisies")	Roadside	African American, Baseball, Sports
Ivy Mills		September 4, 2001	109 Ivy Mill Road at Polecat Road, Glen Mills 39.8856°N 75.4849°W / 39.8856; -75.4849 (Ivy Mills)	Roadside	Business & Industry, Government & Politics 18th Century, Mills, Religion
J. Edgar Thomson		June 25, 1991	Junction SR 2016 (Baltimore Pike) & SR 2027 (Thomson Ave.) just NE of Swarthmore 39.91577°N 75.33737°W / 39.91577; -75.33737 (J. Edgar Thomson)	City	Professions & Vocations, Railroads, Transportation
John Chadd's House		September 1915	Lawn of Chadd homestead on PA 100 just N of US 1, Chadds Ford 39.8748°N 75.5917°W / 39.8748; -75.5917 (John Chadd's House - PLAQUE)	Plaque	American Revolution, Houses & Homesteads, Military
John Morton		January 27, 1967	420 E. Ridley Ave., Ridley Park, Chester 39.8842°N 75.3185°W / 39.8842; -75.3185 (John Morton)	Roadside	Government & Politics, Government & Politics 18th Century
Joshua Humphrey		October 13, 1947	SR 1001 (Haverford Ave.) near Haverford 39.9969°N 75.3033°W / 39.9969; -75.3033 (Joshua Humphrey)	Roadside	Military, Professions & Vocations
Joshua Pusey		March 27, 1993	#11 N. Middletown Rd. (Pa. 352), Lima 39.9236°N 75.4434°W / 39.9236; -75.4434 (Joshua Pusey)	Roadside	Business & Industry, Civil War, Invention, Professions & Vocations, Religion
Lazaretto Quarantine Station		October 25, 2008	99 Wanamaker Ave., at 2nd St. intersection, Essington 39.8622°N 75.2996°W / 39.8622; -75.2996 (Lazaretto Quarantine Station)	Roadside	Ethnic & Immigration, Government & Politics 19th Century, Medicine & Science
Leiper Railway		February 7, 1955	SR 2008 (Bullens Ln.) E of Pa. 320, Nether Providence Twp. 39.8763°N 75.3576°W / 39.8763; -75.3576 (Leiper Railway)	Roadside	Railroads, Transportation
Lower Swedish Cabin		October 21, 1989	At site on Creek Rd., Clifton Heights 39.93818°N 75.30152°W / 39.93818; -75.30152 (Lower Swedish Cabin)	City	Early Settlement, Ethnic & Immigration
Marcus Hook		October 13, 1947	U.S. 13 at Municipal Bldg., Marcus Hook 39.819°N 75.4188°W / 39.819; -75.4188 (Marcus Hook)	Roadside	Business & Industry, Early Settlement, Ethnic & Immigration
Martin Luther King Jr.		January 14, 1984	Calvary Baptist Church, 1616 W. 2nd St. (Pa. 291), Chester 39.837250°N 75.377944°W / 39.837250; -75.377944 (Martin Luther King Jr.)	City	African American, Civil Rights, Religion
Martin Luther King Jr.		July 27, 1992	Crozer-Chester Medical Center, One Medical Center Blvd., Upland 39.8559°N 75.3709°W / 39.8559; -75.3709 (Martin Luther King Jr.)	City	African American, Civil Rights, Religion
Minquas' Path		October 13, 1947	SR 3019 (Rose Valley Rd.) west side, 1/2 mile S of Moylan 39.8985°N 75.3876°W / 39.8985; -75.3876 (Minquas' Path)	Roadside	Native American, Paths & Trails, Transportation
Morton Homestead		September 9, 1966	At site, Pa. 420 at Darby Creek, Prospect Park 39.8774°N 75.3053°W / 39.8774; -75.3053 (Morton Homestead)	Roadside	Early Settlement, Government & Politics, Government & Politics 17th Century
Morton Mortonson House		March 6, 1955	Winona St. & Amosland Rd., Norwood (Missing)	Roadside	Buildings, Houses & Homesteads
New Sweden		April 9, 1988	Governor Printz Park, 2nd St. & Taylor Ave., Essington 39.861°N 75.3027°W / 39.861; -75.3027 (New Sweden)	Roadside	Early Settlement, Ethnic & Immigration, Exploration
Nile Swim Club		May 22, 2021	At entrance to club on 513 S Union Ave., Yeadon, Pennsylvania 39.934095°N 75.263814°W / 39.934095; -75.263814 (Nile Swim Club)	Roadside	African American, Civil Rights, Sports & Recreation
Old Haverford Friends' Meeting		October 24, 1975	SR 1005 (E. Eagle Rd.) at St. Denis Ave., Havertown 39.991°N 75.3048°W / 39.991; -75.3048 (Old Haverford Friends' Meeting)	Roadside	Religion, William Penn
Old Swedish Burial Ground		May 15, 1954	3rd St., E of Ave. of the States 39.8472°N 75.3584°W / 39.8472; -75.3584 (Old Swedish Burial Ground)	City	Ethnic & Immigration, Religion
Penn Landing		October 13, 1947	SE corner, 2nd (Pa. 291) & Penn Sts., Chester 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		May 12, 1949	U.S. 202 at state line 39.8392°N 75.5393°W / 39.8392; -75.5393 (Pennsylvania)	Roadside	Government & Politics, Government & Politics 17th Century, William Penn
Pennsylvania		May 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		October 13, 1947	Junction Pa. 320 & SR SR 1019 (Conestoga Rd.), Ithan, S of St. Davids 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)		October 18, 1954	U.S. 13 (Morton Ave.) near Melrose Ave., E end of Chester 39.8585°N 75.3525°W / 39.8585; -75.3525 (Rochambeau Route (Narragansett Bay to Yorktown))	Roadside	American Revolution, Military, Roads, Transportation
Sellers Hall		October 25, 1985	N. side Walnut St. between Copley and Glendale Rds., Upper Darby 39.9569°N 75.2615°W / 39.9569; -75.2615 (Sellers Hall)	Roadside	Early Settlement, Buildings, Medicine & Science, Professions & Vocations
The Slinky Toy		August 30, 2019	2 W Baltimore Pike (at Springfield Rd.), Clifton Heights 39.9289°N 75.2969°W / 39.9289; -75.2969 (Slinky Toy)	Roadside	Invention, Sports & Recreation, Women
Springfield Friends Meeting		October 25, 1951	SR 2009 (Old Sproul & W. Springfield Rds.), Springfield 39.9423°N 75.3471°W / 39.9423; -75.3471 (Springfield Friends Meeting)	Roadside	Artists, Buildings, Education, Religion
St. David's Church		October 13, 1947	SR 1046 (St. David's Rd.) at SR 1017 (Church Rd.) 2 miles SW of Wayne 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		October 6, 2007	intersection of Industrial Hwy. (Rt. 291) & Harrah's Blvd., Chester	Roadside	Business & Industry, Labor, Military, Military Post-Civil War, Oil & Gas, Steel
Tatiana Proskouriakoff (1909-1985)		August 1, 2015	S Lansdowne Ave. & Fairview Ave., Lansdowne 39.93326°N 75.27001°W / 39.93326; -75.27001 (Tatiana Proskouriakoff)	Roadside	Education, Exploration, Professions & Vocations, Science & Medicine, Women, Writers
Thomas Garrett		October 25, 1981	Garrett Rd. & Maple Ave., Drexel Hill 39.9461°N 75.2935°W / 39.9461; -75.2935 (Thomas Garrett)	Roadside	African American, Religion, Underground Railroad
Thomas Massey House		May 9, 1986	467 Lawrence Rd. (SR 1020), .5 mile NE of Pa. 320, Broomall 39.9658°N 75.3518°W / 39.9658; -75.3518 (Thomas Massey House)	Roadside	Early Settlement, Buildings, Homesteads
Tinicum		October 13, 1947	Pa. 291 eastbound, just NE of Essington 39.8671°N 75.2937°W / 39.8671; -75.2937 (Tinicum)	Roadside	Early Settlement, Ethnic & Immigration, Government & Politics 17th Century
Washington House		May 15, 1954	Ave. of the States near 5th St., Chester 39.8481°N 75.3596°W / 39.8481; -75.3596 (Washington House)	City	American Revolution, Buildings, George Washington, Houses & Homesteads
William Lightfoot Price		November 6, 2021	At Thunderbird Lodge, 44 Rose Valley Rd., Rose Valley 39.898625°N 75.387466°W / 39.898625; -75.387466 (William Lightfoot Price)	Roadside	Buildings & Architecture
William Penn (1644-1718) - "Essex House" - PLAQUE		October 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

External links

• Pennsylvania Historical Marker Program
• Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission