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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM21B3_andrew-wyeth-studio_Chadds-Ford-PA.html
This repurposed late nineteenth-century schoolhouse served as Andrew Wyeth's studio from 1940 to 2008. Wyeth, one of America's best-known twentieth-century artists, created thousands of paintings and drawings here, inspired by the people, architec…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM21AZ_gradient-maple-tree-2015_Chadds-Ford-PA.html
In July 2015, the Brandywine River Museum of Art commissioned James Welling to create a site-specific installation that explored the intersection of art and the environment. He photographed several locations around the grounds of the museum; one o…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1YM7_upper-chichester-township-mccaysville_Boothwyn-PA.html
Upper Chichester Township (side 1) "Chichester Liberty" was established in 1683 by William Penn. Upper Chichester township separated from Lower Chichester Township in 1759. The Upper Chichester area was claimed both by the Swedes (1…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1XW7_eastern-oysters-historical_Marcus-Hook-PA.html
[Excerpts from the Is Water Quality Improving? marker] The Eastern oyster has a long history as being a commercially and ecologically important species in the Delaware Estuary. As far back as the early 1800s, Eastern oysters found in the Delawa…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1XW3_vietnam-war-memorial-a-war-memorial_Marcus-Hook-PA.html
This monument erected in memory of the men and women who served in the Vietnam War Dedicated Memorial Day May 30, 1983
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1XVI_the-traveling-vietnam-veterans-memorial-historical_Marcus-Hook-PA.html
The Traveling Vietnam Veteran's Memorial "The Wall that Heals," was exhibited at Market Square Memorial Park, Marcus Hook Pennsylvania on October 7-10, 1999 through the coordinated efforts of the Borough of Marcus Hook and Sunoco, Inc. &md…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1XVG_vietnam-war-memorial-a-war-memorial_Marcus-Hook-PA.html
Delaware County Roll of Honor Vietnam 1965 - 1972 [Roll of Honored Dead] Dedicated October 10, 1992 "This memorial is also dedicated to those Vietnam Veterans that were killed in Vietnam, but who died at home" [Roll of Honored Dead] Int…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1XV5_the-battle-of-llanerch-crossing-historical_Havertown-PA.html
The rail lines that met and crossed at Llanerch Junction in the 19th century transformed fields into suburban neighborhoods. In the 20th century, the corner where West Chester Pike and Darby Road meet was a gas station and car dealership, before l…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1XV1_korean-war-memorial-a-war-memorial_Marcus-Hook-PA.html
Fallen While Serving Dominic Cisco · John Gross Rance Dodson · Cecil Grier, Jr. Robert N. Myers [Honor Roll of Veterans] [Not transcribed]
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1XUJ_the-birth-of-llanerch-historical_Havertown-PA.html
Comfortable and reliable rail transportation to and from Philadelphia encouraged the development and growth of suburban neighborhoods in Haverford Township. The large sign behind the trolley car instructs perspective buyers of homes in Llanerch to…
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