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

Sun Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company

Photographed by Beverly Pfingsten, December 27, 2008

1. Sun Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company Marker

Inscription. During WWII, Sun was the largest single shipyard in the world, with over 35,000 employees. It introduced the all-welded ship, which significantly increased ship production, and the T-2 oil tanker, which became the standard at all US shipyards. Sun built over 250 WWII tankers, 40% of those built in the world, and repaired over 1,500 war-damaged ships. Established by the Pew family, it was located at this site from 1916 to 1982.

Erected 2007 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • War, World II • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1916.

Location. 39° 51.206′ N, 75° 20.887′ W. Marker is in Chester, Pennsylvania, in Delaware County. It is on 4th Street (Pennsylvania Route 291), on the right when traveling east. Marker is just past the entrance to Harrah's Casino. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Chester PA 19013, 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: Sun Village War Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); Rochambeau Route (approx. 0.4 miles away); Eddystone: A True Factory Town

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(approx. 0.6 miles away); Dr. Anna E. Broomall (approx. 0.6 miles away); Green-Bank (approx. 0.6 miles away); In Commemoration of the Centennial (approx. 0.6 miles away); Pennsylvania Military College/Widener University Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.7 miles away); Freedom's Pride, c. 1900 (approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chester.

Also see . . . Sun Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company - Behind the Marker. ExplorePAHistory.com (Submitted on July 19, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)

Sun Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Beverly Pfingsten, December 27, 2008

2. Sun Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company

Nothing remains of the company. There is now a casino and racetrack at this location.

Credits. This page was last revised on March 31, 2020. It was originally submitted on December 27, 2008, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 2,226 times since then and 45 times this year. Last updated on March 31, 2020, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 27, 2008, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.