# List of Pennsylvania state historical markers in Delaware County

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.
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## 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°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. | framless | October 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 |
| 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°54′21″N 75°23′48″W﻿ / ﻿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°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 | | March 3, 1948 | Pa. 320 in Swarthmore (Missing) | Roadside | Artists |
| Caleb Pusey | | June 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 | | September 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 | | 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°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 | | May 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 | | June 1952 | Landsdowne Avenue near 12th Street, Darby | Roadside | Religion |
| Delaware County | | October 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. Anna E. Broomall | | March 26, 2019 | Widener Univ., 13th & Chestnut Sts., Chester 39°51′35″N 75°21′22″W﻿ / ﻿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°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 | | May 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 |
| Eddystone Rifle Plant | | November 9, 2019 | 13th Ave. & Simpson St., Eddystone 39°51′52″N 75°20′35″W﻿ / ﻿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°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 |
| FBI Office Burglary | | September 1, 2021 | 1-7 Veterans Square, Media, Pennsylvania 39°55′09″N 75°23′30″W﻿ / ﻿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°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 | | October 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 | | September 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 | | June 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) | | June 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 | | 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°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 | | September 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 | | June 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 | | September 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 | | January 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 | | October 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 | | March 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 | | October 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 | | February 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 | | October 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 | | October 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. | | January 14, 1984 | Calvary Baptist Church, 1616 W. 2nd St. (Pa. 291), Chester 39°50′14″N 75°22′41″W﻿ / ﻿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°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 | | October 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 | | September 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 | | 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°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 |
| Nile Swim Club | | May 22, 2021 | At entrance to club on 513 S Union Ave., Yeadon, Pennsylvania 39°56′03″N 75°15′50″W﻿ / ﻿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°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 | | May 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 | | October 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 | | May 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 | | 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°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) | | October 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 | | October 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 | Early Settlement, Buildings, Medicine & Science, Professions & Vocations |
| The Slinky Toy | | August 30, 2019 | 2 W Baltimore Pike (at Springfield Rd.), Clifton Heights 39°55′44″N 75°17′49″W﻿ / ﻿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°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 | | October 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 | | 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°56′00″N 75°16′12″W﻿ / ﻿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°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 | | May 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 | Early Settlement, Buildings, Homesteads |
| Tinicum | | October 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 | | May 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 Lightfoot Price | | November 6, 2021 | At Thunderbird Lodge, 44 Rose Valley Rd., Rose Valley 39°53′55″N 75°23′15″W﻿ / ﻿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 |