Tinicum Township near Essington in Delaware County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Governor Printz Park
Photographed by Beverly Pfingsten, December 27, 2008
1. Governor Printz Park Marker
Erected 1948 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1643.
Location. 39° 51.74′ N, 75° 18.155′ W. Marker is near Essington, Pennsylvania, in Delaware County. It is in Tinicum Township. It is on Taylor Avenue south of 2nd Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 115 W 2nd St, Essington PA 19029, 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,
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: New Sweden (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Governor Johan Printz (about 500 feet away); Johan Printz (about 600 feet away); Lazaretto Quarantine Station (approx. 0.2 miles away); Tinicum (approx. 0.6 miles away); Tinicum Township (approx. 0.6 miles away); A Group of Citizens with a Vision (approx. Ύ mile away); John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge at Tinicum (approx. Ύ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Essington.
Also see . . .
1. New Sweden. (Submitted on December 27, 2008, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.)
2. Governor Printz Park - Behind the Marker. ExplorePAHistory.com (Submitted on July 19, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)
Photographed by Beverly Pfingsten, December 27, 2008
2. Governor Printz Park
Delaware River in the background.
Photographed by Beverly Pfingsten, December 27, 2008
3. Governor Printz Park Sign
Credits. This page was last revised on March 31, 2025. It was originally submitted on December 27, 2008, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 2,699 times since then and 70 times this year. Last updated on March 20, 2025, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 27, 2008, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
