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]
| Marker title | Image | Date dedicated | Location | Marker type | Topics | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abraham L. Pennock | At library on Maple Avenue between Wayne and Hazel, off S. State Rd. (SR 2026), Upper Darby 39.9623°N -75.2736°W | Roadside | African American, Government & Politics, Government & Politics 19th Century, Underground Railroad, Women | ||||||
| American Viscose Co. | Viscose Village Plaza, Marcus Hook 39.8217°N -75.4122°W | 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) | S Orange St. & S Ridley Creek Rd., Media 39.906°N -75.3966°W | Roadside | Government & Politics 19th Century, Government & Politics 20th Century, Professions & Vocations, Religion, Science & Medicine, Women | ||||||
| Battle of Brandywine | US 1, at entrance to Brandywine Battlefield Park | Roadside | American Revolution, George Washington, Military | ||||||
| Battle of Brandywine | 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 | U.S. 1, at entrance to Brandywine Battlefield Park 39.8227°N -75.5884°W | Roadside | American Revolution, Military | ||||||
| Benjamin West | Pa. 320 in Swarthmore (Missing) | Roadside | Artists | ||||||
| Caleb Pusey | Race St. at City Rd., Upland 39.8516°N -75.5515°W | City | Professions & Vocations, Religion, William Penn | ||||||
| Casimir Pulaski | U.S. 1 E of Chadds Ford near entrance to Brandywine Battlefield State Park 39.8735°N -75.572°W | Roadside | American Revolution, Ethnic & Immigration, George Washington, Military | ||||||
| Chester | 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 | Ave. of the States near 5th St., Chester 39.848°N -75.3599°W | City | Buildings, Government & Politics, Government & Politics 18th Century | ||||||
| Colonial Gristmill | U.S. 1, 1 mile E of Concordville 39.8911°N -75.5056°W | Roadside | Buildings, Business & Industry, Ethnic & Immigration, Mills, Religion | ||||||
| Darby Friends Burial Ground | Landsdowne Avenue near 12th Street, Darby | Roadside | Religion | ||||||
| Delaware County | Courthouse, Front St. & Veterans Sq., Media 39.9192°N -75.392°W | City | Government & Politics, Government & Politics 18th Century, William Penn | ||||||
| Dr. Anna E. Broomall | Widener Univ., 13th & Chestnut Sts., Chester 39.8597°N -75.3561°W | City | Professions & Vocations, Science & Medicine, Women | ||||||
| Dr. George Smith | Off Marvine Ave. at Mansion Dr. on Collenbrook property, Drexel Hill 39.9514°N -75.3211°W | Roadside | Education, Government & Politics, Government & Politics 19th Century, Medicine & Science, Professions & Vocations | ||||||
| Dr. Philip Jaisohn | 100 E. Lincoln St., Media 39.9139°N -75.3877°W | Roadside | Ethnic & Immigration, Government & Politics, Government & Politics 20th Century, Medicine & Science, Professions & Vocations | ||||||
| Eddystone Rifle Plant | 13th Ave. & Simpson St., Eddystone 39.8644°N -75.3432°W | Roadside | Labor, Military, Military Post-Civil War, Women | ||||||
| Fanny Jackson Coppin | Cheyney University campus, off Dilworthtown & Cheyney Rds., Cheyney 39.9327°N -75.5277°W | City | African American, Education, Professions & Vocations, Religion, Women, Writers | ||||||
| FBI Office Burglary | 1-7 Veterans Square, Media, Pennsylvania 39.9191°N -75.3918°W | Roadside | Government & Politics, Government & Politics 20th Century | ||||||
| Finland | Concord Ave. at monument in Chester 39.8496°N -75.378°W | City | Early Settlement, Ethnic & Immigration | ||||||
| First Friends Meeting | 24th & Chestnut Sts., Chester 39.8695°N -75.3632°W | City | Religion, William Penn | ||||||
| Glen Mills | Railroad Station, Glen Mills 39.9204°N -75.4904°W | Roadside | Business & Industry, Government & Politics, Government & Politics 18th Century, Iron, Mills, Railroads | ||||||
| Governor Printz Park | At site, 2nd St. & Taylor Ave., Essington 39.8623°N -75.3026°W | Roadside | Early Settlement, Ethnic & Immigration, Government & Politics 17th Century | ||||||
| Great Trail (The) - Minquas or Susquehanna Indians (PLAQUE) | Rose Valley Rd. (SR 3019), west side, 1/2 mile S of Moylan 39.8985°N -75.3876°W | Plaque | Early Settlement, Ethnic & Immigration, Native American, Paths & Trails | ||||||
| Green-Bank | 2nd St. near Welsh St., Chester | City | Buildings, Houses & Homesteads, Military | ||||||
| Haverford Meeting House | U.S. 30 bypass near Haverford (Missing) | City | Houses & Homesteads, Religion | ||||||
| Hilldale Athletic Club, The (The Darby Daisies) | Cedar Ave. & MacDade Blvd., Yeadon 39.9249°N -75.2565°W | Roadside | African American, Baseball, Sports | ||||||
| Ivy Mills | 109 Ivy Mill Road at Polecat Road, Glen Mills 39.8856°N -75.4849°W | Roadside | Business & Industry, Government & Politics 18th Century, Mills, Religion | ||||||
| J. Edgar Thomson | Junction SR 2016 (Baltimore Pike) & SR 2027 (Thomson Ave.) just NE of Swarthmore 39.9158°N -75.3374°W | City | Professions & Vocations, Railroads, Transportation | ||||||
| John Chadd's House | Lawn of Chadd homestead on PA 100 just N of US 1, Chadds Ford 39.8748°N -75.5917°W | Plaque | American Revolution, Houses & Homesteads, Military | ||||||
| John Morton | 420 E. Ridley Ave., Ridley Park, Chester 39.8842°N -75.3185°W | Roadside | Government & Politics, Government & Politics 18th Century | ||||||
| Joshua Humphrey | SR 1001 (Haverford Ave.) near Haverford 39.9969°N -75.3033°W | Roadside | Military, Professions & Vocations | ||||||
| Joshua Pusey |
| Roadside | Business & Industry, Civil War, Invention, Professions & Vocations, Religion | ||||||
| Lazaretto Quarantine Station | 99 Wanamaker Ave., at 2nd St. intersection, Essington 39.8622°N -75.2996°W | Roadside | Ethnic & Immigration, Government & Politics 19th Century, Medicine & Science | ||||||
| Leiper Railway | SR 2008 (Bullens Ln.) E of Pa. 320, Nether Providence Twp. 39.8763°N -75.3576°W | Roadside | Railroads, Transportation | ||||||
| Lower Swedish Cabin | At site on Creek Rd., Clifton Heights 39.9382°N -75.3015°W | City | Early Settlement, Ethnic & Immigration | ||||||
| Marcus Hook | U.S. 13 at Municipal Bldg., Marcus Hook 39.819°N -75.4188°W | Roadside | Business & Industry, Early Settlement, Ethnic & Immigration | ||||||
| Martin Luther King Jr. | Calvary Baptist Church, 1616 W. 2nd St. (Pa. 291), Chester 39.8373°N -75.3779°W | City | African American, Civil Rights, Religion | ||||||
| Martin Luther King Jr. | Crozer-Chester Medical Center, One Medical Center Blvd., Upland 39.8559°N -75.3709°W | City | African American, Civil Rights, Religion | ||||||
| Minquas' Path | SR 3019 (Rose Valley Rd.) west side, 1/2 mile S of Moylan 39.8985°N -75.3876°W | Roadside | Native American, Paths & Trails, Transportation | ||||||
| Morton Homestead | At site, Pa. 420 at Darby Creek, Prospect Park 39.8774°N -75.3053°W | Roadside | Early Settlement, Government & Politics, Government & Politics 17th Century | ||||||
| Morton Mortonson House | Winona St. & Amosland Rd., Norwood (Missing) | Roadside | Buildings, Houses & Homesteads | ||||||
| New Sweden | Governor Printz Park, 2nd St. & Taylor Ave., Essington 39.861°N -75.3027°W | Roadside | Early Settlement, Ethnic & Immigration, Exploration | ||||||
| Nile Swim Club | At entrance to club on 513 S Union Ave., Yeadon, Pennsylvania 39.9341°N -75.2638°W | Roadside | African American, Civil Rights, Sports & Recreation | ||||||
| Old Haverford Friends' Meeting | SR 1005 (E. Eagle Rd.) at St. Denis Ave., Havertown 39.991°N -75.3048°W | Roadside | Religion, William Penn | ||||||
| Old Swedish Burial Ground | 3rd St., E of Ave. of the States 39.8472°N -75.3584°W | City | Ethnic & Immigration, Religion | ||||||
| Penn Landing | SE corner, 2nd (Pa. 291) & Penn Sts., Chester 39.8441°N -75.3614°W | Roadside | Early Settlement, Exploration, Government & Politics, Government & Politics 17th Century, William Penn | ||||||
| Pennsylvania | U.S. 202 at state line 39.8392°N -75.5393°W | Roadside | Government & Politics, Government & Politics 17th Century, William Penn | ||||||
| Pennsylvania | U.S. 13 by-pass, approx. 100 feet from state line | Roadside | Government & Politics, Government & Politics 17th Century, William Penn | ||||||
| Radnor Meeting House | Junction Pa. 320 & SR SR 1019 (Conestoga Rd.), Ithan, S of St. Davids 40.0303°N -75.364°W | Roadside | American Revolution, Early Settlement, Houses & Homesteads, Military, Religion | ||||||
| Rochambeau Route (Narragansett Bay to Yorktown) | U.S. 13 (Morton Ave.) near Melrose Ave., E end of Chester 39.8585°N -75.3525°W | Roadside | American Revolution, Military, Roads, Transportation | ||||||
| Sellers Hall | N. side Walnut St. between Copley and Glendale Rds., Upper Darby 39.9569°N -75.2615°W | Roadside | Early Settlement, Buildings, Medicine & Science, Professions & Vocations | ||||||
| The Slinky Toy | 2 W Baltimore Pike (at Springfield Rd.), Clifton Heights 39.9289°N -75.2969°W | Roadside | Invention, Sports & Recreation, Women | ||||||
| Springfield Friends Meeting | SR 2009 (Old Sproul & W. Springfield Rds.), Springfield 39.9423°N -75.3471°W | Roadside | Artists, Buildings, Education, Religion | ||||||
| St. David's Church | SR 1046 (St. David's Rd.) at SR 1017 (Church Rd.) 2 miles SW of Wayne 40.0226°N -75.3994°W | Roadside | American Revolution, Ethnic & Immigration, Military, Religion | ||||||
| Sun Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company | 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) | S Lansdowne Ave. & Fairview Ave., Lansdowne 39.9333°N -75.27°W | Roadside | Education, Exploration, Professions & Vocations, Science & Medicine, Women, Writers | ||||||
| Thomas Garrett | Garrett Rd. & Maple Ave., Drexel Hill 39.9461°N -75.2935°W | Roadside | African American, Religion, Underground Railroad | ||||||
| Thomas Massey House | 467 Lawrence Rd. (SR 1020), .5 mile NE of Pa. 320, Broomall 39.9658°N -75.3518°W | Roadside | Early Settlement, Buildings, Homesteads | ||||||
| Tinicum | Pa. 291 eastbound, just NE of Essington 39.8671°N -75.2937°W | Roadside | Early Settlement, Ethnic & Immigration, Government & Politics 17th Century | ||||||
| Washington House | Ave. of the States near 5th St., Chester 39.8481°N -75.3596°W | City | American Revolution, Buildings, George Washington, Houses & Homesteads | ||||||
| William Lightfoot Price | At Thunderbird Lodge, 44 Rose Valley Rd., Rose Valley 39.8986°N -75.3875°W | Roadside | Buildings & Architecture | ||||||
| William Penn (1644-1718) - "Essex House" - PLAQUE | 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 |