Fishtown in Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Fishtown Historic District

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 21, 2026

1. Fishtown Historic District Marker

Inscription.
Settled by Native Americans, Swedes, and English prior to the founding of Pennsylvania in 1681. The Fishtown Historic District encompasses the historic working-class neighborhood that grew from fishing hamlets on the Delaware River. The waterfront became a regional center of shipbuilding. Home to Philadelphia's premier shipbuilder, William Cramp & Sons Ship and Engine Building Company, from 1830 to 1927. The industrial revolution added textile, iron, glass, and sugar manufacturing.

Erected by Pennsylvania Department of Transportation.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1681.

Location. 39° 58.345′ N, 75° 7.332′ W. Marker is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia County. It is in Fishtown. It is on Aramingo Avenue north of Richmond Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2050 Richmond St, Philadelphia PA 19125, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker

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is in Southeast Pennsylvania. 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: Tamenend (approx. 0.2 miles away); Gennaro Pellegrini, Jr. (approx. ¼ mile away); Anthony Palmer (approx. 0.4 miles away); World War I Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); Penn Treaty Park (approx. half a mile away); Treaty Ground of William Penn (approx. half a mile away); William Penn (approx. half a mile away); Fairman’s Mansion (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Philadelphia.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 21, 2026

2. Fishtown Historic District Marker

The marker stands below the Delaware Expressway (I-95) overpass.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 28, 2026. It was originally submitted on June 28, 2026, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 7 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 28, 2026, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.