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

Morton Homestead

Morton Homestead State Park

— Placed on the National Register of Historic Places - 1970 —

Morton Homestead Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Keith S Smith, September 10, 2013

1. Morton Homestead Marker

Inscription. Begun about 1654 by Morton Mortonson, ancestor of John Morton, Pennsylvania signer of the Declaration in 1776.

Erected by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC), and the Signers of the Declaration of Independence series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1654.

Location. 39° 52.637′ N, 75° 18.318′ W. Marker is in Prospect Park, Pennsylvania, in Delaware County. It is on Lincoln Avenue / Wanamaker Avenue (Pennsylvania Route 420), on the right when traveling south. This marker is next to Darby Creek where Lincoln Avenue changes to Wanamaker Avenue (420) about 1/10 th mile north of Interstate 95. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 100 Lincoln Avenue, Prospect Park PA 19076, 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: John Morton– Signer of the Declaration of Independence (within shouting distance of this marker); Welcome (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Darby Creek Then and Now (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Darby Creek Then and Now

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(within shouting distance of this marker); A Change For the Worse? (within shouting distance of this marker); Welcome to the Morton Homestead (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Welcome to the Morton Homestead (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named The Ferry Landing (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Prospect Park.

Other markers no longer nearby. Darby Creek Then and Now (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Welcome to The Morton Homestead (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Even History Changes (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); The First Building (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); A Morton Mystery (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another

Photographed by Keith S Smith, September 10, 2013

2. Morton Homestead Marker

Interstate 95 is at the horizon on the left

marker now near it); The Second Building (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); a different marker also named Morton Homestead (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); The Ferry Landing (was about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker.

Also see . . .
1. Morton Homestead - Wikipedia. (Submitted on September 11, 2013, by Keith S Smith of West Chester, Pennsylvania.)
2. Oldest buildings in Pennsylvania - List. (Submitted on September 11, 2013, by Keith S Smith of West Chester, Pennsylvania.)
3. John Morton at FindAGrave.com. (Submitted on September 18, 2013, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)

Additional commentary.
1. One of the oldest buildings in Pennsylvania:
The Morton homestead was founded in 1654 by Morton Mortenson, from Finland when the area along the Delaware River was part of the New Sweden colony. Mortenson's great-grandson, John Morton, signed the Declaration of Independence in 1776. Parts of this house date back to 1698 it is one of the oldest buildings in Pennsylvania.

Photographed by Keith S Smith, September 10, 2013

3. Morton Homestead Cabin
— Submitted September 11, 2013, by Keith S Smith of West Chester, Pennsylvania.

Morton Homestead - Front of Cabin image. Click for full size.

Public Domain

4. Morton Homestead - Front of Cabin

Morton Homestead Sketch image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Keith S Smith, September 10, 2013

5. Morton Homestead Sketch

Image of Sketch from Historical Society of Delaware County

Credits. This page was last revised on December 5, 2019. It was originally submitted on September 11, 2013, by Keith S Smith of West Chester, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,834 times since then and 70 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on September 11, 2013, by Keith S Smith of West Chester, Pennsylvania. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.