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

Fussell Recreational Skating Area

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

1. Fussell Recreational Skating Area Marker

Inscription. Dedicated in memory of Charles Lewis Fussell, 1840-1909, American artist. Fussell, a beloved resident of Media for 38 years, loved nature and his paintings glorified the beauty he found along Ridley Creek. He was also an accomplished ice skater and frequently skated near here with his friend and teacher Thomas Eakins, the famous Philadelpia artist.

Erected 1980 by Media Borough Council.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Parks & Recreational Areas. A significant historical year for this entry is 1840.

Location. 39° 55.048′ N, 75° 24.303′ W. Marker is near Media, Pennsylvania, in Delaware County. It is in Middletown Township. It is on Baltimore Pike, on the right when traveling west. 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: The Media Waterworks (within shouting distance of this marker); The Borough of Media, Delaware County, Pennsylvania (approx. 0.6 miles away); Engle Bakery (approx. 0.6 miles away); Williamson House (approx. 0.7 miles away); McCain Rally (approx. 0.7 miles away); The Charter House

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(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 of all markers in Media.

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

2. Fussell Recreational Skating Area Marker

Marker is at left. 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.

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

3. Fussell Recreational Skating Area Marker

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

4. Fussell Recreational Skating Area Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 6, 2021, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. This page has been viewed 298 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on December 6, 2021, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.