Wissahickon Valley Park in Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Rittenhouse Homestead
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, October 5, 2013
1. Rittenhouse Homestead Marker
Germantown, Philadelphia, Pa.
National Historic Landmark
Site of Americas first paper mill 1690
Penns Grant Chapter Pennsylvania Society
National Society Colonial Dames XVIIC
21 May 1995
Erected 1995 by National Society Colonial Dames - Pennsylvania Chapter.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical date for this entry is May 21, 1995.
Location. 40° 1.763′ N, 75° 11.381′ W. Marker is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia County. It is in Wissahickon Valley Park. It can be reached from Lincoln Drive, on the right when traveling south. Marker is accessible from the parking area for Rittenhouse Town off Lincoln Drive. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1690 Lincoln Dr, Philadelphia PA 19144, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker 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
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Colonial Herb Garden (here, next to this marker); David Rittenhouse (here, next to this marker); Homestead (within shouting distance of this marker); Rittenhouse Town (within shouting distance of this marker); Rittenhousetown Historic District (within shouting distance of this marker); Battle of Germantown (about 400 feet away); Sailor Grove Stormwater Wetland (about 700 feet away); Dr. Mary Davis Ridgway (about 800 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Philadelphia.
Another marker is no longer nearby. The Jacob Rittenhouse Home at RittenhouseTown (was about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line but has been permanently removed).
More about this marker. The logo of the Colonial Dames of the 17th Century appears at the top of the marker.
Also see . . . Historic RittenhouseTown – A National Landmark District. (Submitted on October 6, 2013, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.)
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, October 5, 2013
2. Rittenhouse Homestead Marker
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, October 5, 2013
3. Marker at the Rittenhouse Homestead
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, October 5, 2013
4. Rittenhouse Homestead with Marker
The marker is seen here next to the mill on the Wissahickon Creek.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, October 5, 2013
5. Rittenhouse Paper Mill
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, October 5, 2013
6. Rittenhouse Homestead - Established 1690
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, October 5, 2013
7. Rittenhouse Homestead
Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 6, 2013, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 725 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on October 6, 2013, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.
