Newtown Township near Newtown Square in Delaware County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Horace Lewis House
C. 1850
"Store-Keepers House"
Store at Corner Rt3. 252 & West Chester Pike. Lived to age 96.
Wife Elizabeth Calvert to age 98
Both descendents of early families
Erected by Newtown Square Historical Preservation Society.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania, Newtown Square Historical Preservation Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1850.
Location. 39° 59.245′ N, 75° 24.084′ W. Marker is near Newtown Square, Pennsylvania, in Delaware County. It is in Newtown Township. It is on North Newtown Street Road (Route 252) 0.1 miles north of West Chester Pike (Pennsylvania Route 3), on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6 North Newtown Street Road, Newtown Square PA 19073, 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: Newtown Friends Meeting (approx. 0.4 miles away); Mary Lyon (approx. 0.4 miles away); Jane Addams (approx. 0.4 miles away); Louisa May Alcott (approx. 0.4 miles away); Elizabeth Fry (approx. half a mile away); Betsy Ross
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