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

Media Borough Hall

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

1. Media Borough Hall Marker

Inscription. Site in 1850 of the Way Homestead, one of Media's original farmhouses, Isaac Chalfont built a livery stable in 1883 and ran a stage line to Chester horses were provided here for hauling apparatus of the Media Fire company. Purchased for construction of a post office building which was dedicated on Armistice Day, 1918 during the administration of President Woodrow Wilson. Acquired by Media Borough and converted into municipal offices in 1969.

Erected 1977 by Media Borough Council.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Animals • Government & Politics • Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers • War, World I. A significant historical year for this entry is 1850.

Location. 39° 55.084′ N, 75° 23.372′ W. Marker is in Media, Pennsylvania, in Delaware County. It is at the intersection of South Jackson Street and West State Street, on the right when traveling south on South Jackson Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1 W State St, 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: Gross-La Rosa Entranceway (a few steps from this marker); Veterans Memorial (a few steps from this marker); World War II (within shouting distance of this marker);

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World War I Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); The Armory (within shouting distance of this marker); The Borough of Media, Delaware County, Pennsylvania (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); In Honor of Captain Franklin P. Haller, Jr. (about 300 feet away); Hawley House (about 400 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. Media Borough Hall

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 222 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 6, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.