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

Governor Johan Printz

Photographed by Aleasa Hogate, May 6, 2014

1. Governor Johan Printz Marker

Inscription.

On this site Governor Johan Printz established and maintained the government of New Sweden

1643 - 1653
Erected by the Swedish Colonial Society
June 14, 1923

Erected 1923 by The Swedish Colonial Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical date for this entry is June 14, 1923.

Location. 39° 51.746′ N, 75° 18.257′ W. Marker is near Essington, Pennsylvania, in Delaware County. It is in Tinicum Township. It is on West 2nd Street just west of Corinthian Avenue, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 307 W 2nd St, Essington PA 19029, 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.

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least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Governor Printz Park (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); New Sweden (about 600 feet away); Johan Printz (about 700 feet away); Lazaretto Quarantine Station (approx. ¼ mile away); Tinicum (approx. 0.7 miles away); Tinicum Township (approx. 0.7 miles away); A Group of Citizens with a Vision (approx. ¾ mile away); John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge at Tinicum (approx. ¾ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Essington.

Credits. This page was last revised on September 5, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 23, 2023, by Aleasa Hogate of Pennsville, New Jersey USA. This page has been viewed 320 times since then and 30 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on February 23, 2023, by Aleasa Hogate of Pennsville, New Jersey USA. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.

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