Willistown Township near Malvern in Chester County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Historic Sugartown
| | Placed on the National Register of Historic Places ~ 1984 | |
Photographed by Keith S Smith, November 10, 2011
1. Historic Sugartown Marker
Sugartown
~ c.1790 ~
Historic District
National Register of Historic Places
Erected 1984 by Department of the Interior.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Notable Places • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1790.
Location. 40° 0.059′ N, 75° 30.464′ W. Marker is near Malvern, Pennsylvania, in Chester County. It is in Willistown Township. It is at the intersection of Spring Road and Sugartown Road, on the left when traveling east on Spring Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 260 Spring Rd, Malvern PA 19355, 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Okehocking Land Grant (approx. 1.7 miles away); Site of Paoli Massacre (approx. 1.7 miles away); John H. Ware 3rd, Commerce Center (approx. 1.8 miles away); Goshenville (approx. 1.9 miles away); Milltown/Hickman Plank House (approx. 2 miles away); Goshenville Blacksmith and Wheelwright Shops (approx. 2 miles away); Camp Life (approx. 2 miles away); "We buryd our Dead next day in the field of Battle, All killd by the sword and Bayonet." (approx. 2.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Malvern.
Also see . . .
this page online
1. Historic Sugartown Official Website. (Submitted on December 14, 2011, by Keith S Smith of West Chester, Pennsylvania.)
2. Sugartown - Wikipedia. (Submitted on December 14, 2011, by Keith S Smith of West Chester, Pennsylvania.)
3. Sugartown Historic District. (Submitted on December 14, 2011, by Keith S Smith of West Chester, Pennsylvania.)
Additional commentary.
1. Origin of Sugartown Village
Sugartown was named after 19th-century tavern keeper, Eli Shugart. Sugartown is a typical crossroads village that provided goods and services to the surrounding farm community. Buildings in this village consisted of an Inn, general store, blacksmith and wheelwright, cabinetmaker, saddler, shoemaker and a doctor.
— Submitted December 14, 2011, by Keith S Smith of West Chester, Pennsylvania.
Photographed by Keith S Smith, November 10, 2011
2. Sharpless Worrall House
Photographed by Willistown Township Parks
3. Village map of Historic Sugartown
Photographed by Keith S Smith, November 10, 2011
4. Hannah Chever House - Wm Garrett House - Book Bindery
Photographed by Keith S Smith, November 10, 2011
5. Pennsylvania Style Forebay Bank Barn
Note the marker visible on the far right
Photographed by Keith S Smith, November 10, 2011
6. Saddler's Shop - Residence - General Store
Photographed by ~ Vintage Postcard ~
7. Main Street of Historic Sugartown
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 14, 2011, by Keith S Smith of West Chester, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,385 times since then and 36 times this year. Last updated on January 5, 2013, by Keith S Smith of West Chester, Pennsylvania. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on December 14, 2011, by Keith S Smith of West Chester, Pennsylvania. 7. submitted on December 27, 2017, by Keith S Smith of West Chester, Pennsylvania. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
