Middletown Township near Media in Delaware County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

The Media Waterworks

Photographed by Carl Gordon Moore Jr., December 5, 2021

1. The Media Waterworks Marker

Inscription. Originally a hunting and fishing ground and trading path of the Lenni-Lenape and Okehocking Indian tribes. In 1701 a gristmill and millhouse were erected here by early settlers. The area became known as Palmer's mill after Lewis Palmer, a Media merchant, acquired it and built a dam on Ridley Creek. The property was purchased by Media Borough in 1871 for erection of a waterworks. This water plant was rebuilt and expanded in 1938 and again in 1955. The site has grown to over 300 acres to protect and preserve this section of the Ridley Creek valley, The first environmental protection and pure water law in Pennsylvania history was enacted in 1871 to safeguard this water supply by prohibiting pollution of Ridley Creek above this point.

Erected 1984 by Media Borough Council.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Natural Resources. A significant historical year for this entry is 1701.

Location. 39° 55.024′ N, 75° 24.304′ W. Marker is near Media, Pennsylvania, in Delaware County. It is in Middletown Township. It can be reached from Baltimore Pike, on the right when

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traveling west. Memorial Park is on north side of road, just west of Ridley Creek,. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1301 E Baltimore Pike, Media PA 19063, 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: Fussell Recreational Skating Area (within shouting distance of this marker); The Borough of Media, Delaware County, Pennsylvania (approx. 0.6 miles away); Engle Bakery (approx. 0.7 miles away); Williamson House (approx. 0.7 miles away); McCain Rally (approx. 0.7 miles away); The Charter House (approx. 0.7 miles away); Delaware County (approx. 0.7 miles away); FBI Office Burglary (approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map

Photographed by Carl Gordon Moore Jr., December 5, 2021

2. The Media Waterworks Marker

The road in the background is Baltimore Pike. It is here not US 1, which, in northbound direction, goes onto Media bypass west of here.

of all markers in Media.

Photographed by Carl Gordon Moore Jr., December 5, 2021

3. The Media Waterworks Marker

Photographed by Carl Gordon Moore Jr., December 5, 2021

4. The Media Waterworks Marker

Look west from park entrance.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 5, 2021, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. This page has been viewed 461 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on December 5, 2021, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. 2, 3. submitted on December 6, 2021, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. 4. submitted on December 7, 2021, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.