Upper Darby Township in Delaware County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Abraham L. Pennock

Photographed by Don Morfe, March 10, 2015

1. Abraham L. Pennock Marker

Inscription. This prominent abolitionist and patron of the arts resided here at Hoodland until his death in 1868. The home had been built in 1823 by his father-in-law, John Sellers II. A leader in the Pennsylvania Anti-Slavery Society, Abraham Pennock also was an advocate of woman suffrage and active in the temperance movement. Notable visitors to his home included John Greenleaf Whittier and James Russell Lowell

Erected by Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Abolition & Underground RR • Civil Rights. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1868.

Location. 39° 57.737′ N, 75° 16.435′ W. Marker is in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, in Delaware County. It is in Upper Darby Township. It is on Maple Avenue. The marker is located on the library grounds. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 76 S State Rd, Upper Darby PA 19082, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Pennsylvania

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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: Lansdowne World War Monument (approx. 1.2 miles away); Henry Albertson Subdivision Historic District (approx. 1.3 miles away); The Birth of Llanerch (approx. 1.4 miles away); The Llanerch Car Barn (approx. 1.4 miles away); The Battle of Llanerch Crossing (approx. 1.4 miles away); The MOVE Bombing (approx. 1.4 miles away); Thomas Garrett (approx. 1½ miles away); Lansdowne Park Historic District (approx. 1.7 miles away).

Abraham L. Pennock Residence image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, March 10, 2015

2. Abraham L. Pennock Residence

Credits. This page was last revised on December 19, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 14, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,139 times since then and 45 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 14, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.