Prospect Park in Delaware County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Welcome to The Morton Homestead
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), November 18, 2022
1. Welcome to The Morton Homestead Marker
Early visitors to the Delaware Valley found vast areas of forested wilderness, crossed only by the river its tributaries and a few Indian trails. Today the region has been transformed beyond recognition. Trenton, Philadelphia, Wilmington, and their suburbs form an almost continuous industrial city for 100 miles along the Delaware River.
The story of the Homestead and how it changed is the story of the beginning of our nation. The homestead was a simple shelter and evolved in form and function with changing times. Today, as the centerpiece of a peaceful park, it reminds us of both our nation's past and of our heritage to change.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Settlements & Settlers • Waterways & Vessels.
Location. This marker has been replaced by another marker nearby. It was located near 39° 52.631′ N, 75° 18.337′ W. Marker was in Prospect Park, Pennsylvania, in Delaware County. It was on Wanamaker Avenue (Pennsylvania Route 420) 0.2 miles south of Lafayette Avenue, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map.
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Regionally, this marker was in Southeast Pennsylvania and in Greater Philadelphia. It was also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it was in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it found 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 location: Welcome (here, next to this marker); John Morton Signer of the Declaration of Independence (a few steps from this marker); Morton Homestead (within shouting distance of this marker); Welcome to the Morton Homestead (within shouting distance of this marker); A Change For the Worse? (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Welcome to the Morton Homestead (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Darby Creek Then and Now (within shouting distance of this
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), November 18, 2022
2. Welcome to The Morton Homestead Marker
Other markers no longer nearby. Darby Creek Then and Now (was here, next to this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); A Morton Mystery (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); The First Building (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); The Second Building (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); a different marker also named Morton Homestead (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Even History Changes (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
More about this marker. Unfortunately, the marker has weathered significantly and is hard to read.
Credits. This page was last revised on March 26, 2026. It was originally submitted on November 19, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 387 times since then and 43 times this year. Last updated on November 20, 2022, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 19, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
