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Marcus Hook in Delaware County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Seamen's Hotel

Circa 1795

 
 
Seamen's Hotel Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 24, 2017
1. Seamen's Hotel Marker
Inscription.

[Title is text]

 
Erected by Chichester Historical Society.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings.
 
Location. 39° 48.775′ N, 75° 24.697′ W. Marker is in Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania, in Delaware County. It is on Delaware Street east of Market Street, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 12 East Delaware Street, Marcus Hook PA 19061, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Pennsylvania and in Greater Philadelphia. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, New Netherland, and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Korean War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); The Traveling Vietnam Veteran's Memorial (within
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shouting distance of this marker); Vietnam War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Vietnam War Memorial (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Eastern Oysters (about 400 feet away); Marcus Hook First Ward Veterans Memorial (about 600 feet away); Mary Gillis Troost (about 700 feet away); The Soldier and Sailor Walk Memorial (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Marcus Hook.
 
Also see . . .  A Brief History of Marcus Hook. (Submitted on April 11, 2017, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
 
Former Seamen's Hotel and Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 24, 2017
2. Former Seamen's Hotel and Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on April 11, 2017. It was originally submitted on April 11, 2017, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 572 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on April 11, 2017, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
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Jul. 31, 2026