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

Morton Morton House

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), November 18, 2022

1. Morton Morton House Marker

Inscription. Built c. 1750 by the great-grandson of Morton Mortonson, Swedish settler who built nearby Morton Homestead, and cousin to Declaration of Independence signer John Morton. The house is a reminder of Norwood Borough's connection to the early settlement of Delaware County.

Erected 2019 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC), and the Signers of the Declaration of Independence series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1750.

Location. 39° 52.927′ N, 75° 17.427′ W. Marker is in Norwood, Pennsylvania, in Delaware County. It is on East Winona Avenue 0.1 miles south of Meadow Lane, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 519 E Winona Ave, Norwood PA 19074, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Pennsylvania and in Greater Philadelphia.

It is also in the American

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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: Home of Morton Morton (within shouting distance of this marker); Norwood (approx. 0.3 miles away); Norwood Memorial Park (approx. 0.3 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.7 miles away); Morton Homestead (approx. 0.9 miles away); John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge at Tinicum (approx. 0.9 miles away); Darby Creek Then and Now (approx. 0.9 miles away); a different marker also named Darby Creek Then and Now (approx. 0.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Norwood.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Even History Changes (was approx. 0.9 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), November 18, 2022

2. Morton Morton House Marker

Morton Morton House image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Kate Clifford, May 10, 2010

3. Morton Morton House

Credits. This page was last revised on February 19, 2026. It was originally submitted on November 20, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 943 times since then and 78 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 20, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 3. submitted on February 11, 2026, by Kate Clifford of Lansdowne, Pennsylvania.

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