Marple Township in Broomall in Delaware County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Lewis Tannery
Photographed by Mark D Anderson, May 24, 2025
1. Lewis Tannery Marker
James Lewis, an active abolitionist, operated a tannery at this site between 1839 and 1865 and it served as a safe house on the Underground Railroad prior to the Civil War.
Erected by Marple Township.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Abolition & Underground RR • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1839.
Location. 39° 59.212′ N, 75° 22.045′ W. Marker is in Broomall, Pennsylvania, in Delaware County. It is in Marple Township. It is at the intersection of North Malin Road and Academy Lane, on the right when traveling south on North Malin Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 50 North Malin Road, Broomall PA 19008, 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,
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Culbertson House (approx. Ό mile away); Maris House (approx. 0.4 miles away); Hood Octagonal School (approx. 1.2 miles away); Brookthorpe (approx. 1.2 miles away); Thomas Massey House (approx. 1.7 miles away); 1696 Massey House (approx. 1.7 miles away); Horace Lewis House (approx. 1.8 miles away); George H. Earle III (approx. 1.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Broomall.
Credits. This page was last revised on May 29, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 24, 2025, by Mark D Anderson of Havertown, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 245 times since then and 66 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on May 24, 2025, by Mark D Anderson of Havertown, Pennsylvania. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
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