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

The Charter House

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), September 3, 2022

1. The Charter House Marker

Inscription. Site of a cornfield where the first sale of building lots in Media was held September 17, 1849. The Charter House Association erected a temperance hotel in 1851 and it became a famous summer resort. Local elections were held here and Media Borough Council selected the hotel as its first permanent meeting site in August 1851. The original building remains in use as an apartment house.

Erected 1979 by Media Borough Council.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • Industry & Commerce • Parks & Recreational Areas. A significant historical month for this entry is August 1851.

Location. 39° 55.12′ N, 75° 23.524′ W. Marker is in Media, Pennsylvania, in Delaware County. It is at the intersection of Veterans Square and West Jasper Street, on the right when traveling south on Veterans Square. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 20 Veterans Sq, 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: FBI Office Burglary (within shouting distance of this marker); McCain Rally (within shouting distance of this marker); Delaware County Courthouse (within shouting distance of this marker); Delaware County (within shouting distance of this marker);

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Engle Bakery (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Williamson House (about 300 feet away); a different marker also named Delaware County Courthouse (about 300 feet away); Ronald Reagan (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Media.

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Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), September 3, 2022

2. The Charter House

Credits. This page was last revised on September 6, 2022. It was originally submitted on September 6, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 340 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 6, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.