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

Nile Swim Club of Yeadon

By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), December 14, 2025

1. Nile Swim Club of Yeadon Marker

Inscription. Opened in 1959, it is the nation's first private swim club owned and operated by African Americans. Led by three civic-minded families who were denied membership at the local swim club, community members united and purchased land for their own facility. Although the Nile is open to all, it has fostered and encouraged aquatic, civil, social, and cultural opportunities that otherwise would not have been available to African Americans.

Erected 2021 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Fraternal or Sororal Organizations • Parks & Recreational Areas. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1959.

Location. 39° 56.041′ N, 75° 15.828′ W. Marker is in Yeadon, Pennsylvania, in Delaware County. It is on South Union Avenue north of East Providence Road, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 513 South Union Avenue, Lansdowne PA 19050, 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: Tatiana Proskouriakoff (approx. 0.4 miles away); Lansdowne Park Historic District (approx. 0.7 miles away);

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The Hilldale Athletic Club (approx. ¾ mile away); War Memorial (approx. 0.8 miles away); All U.S. War Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.8 miles away); Henry Albertson Subdivision Historic District (approx. 0.9 miles away); Lansdowne World War Monument (approx. 0.9 miles away); Graceland Cemetery (approx. 0.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Yeadon.

Nile Swim Club of Yeadon Marker on the grounds of the club image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), December 14, 2025

2. Nile Swim Club of Yeadon Marker on the grounds of the club

Credits. This page was last revised on December 14, 2025. It was originally submitted on December 14, 2025, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 77 times since then and 37 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 14, 2025, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.

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