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

Dr. George Smith

(1804-1882)

Photographed by Don Morfe, March 10, 2015

1. Dr. George Smith Marker

Inscription. A doctor, judge, scientist, and State Senator. Smith came to Collenbrook in 1829 upon his marriage to Mary Lewis, heir to this eighteenth-century family estate. He was founder of the Delaware County Institute of Science and author of the 1862 "History of Delaware County." While a Senator as chairman of the Education Committee, he drafted the 1836 law providing for this State's first public school code.

Erected 1985 by Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Government & Politics. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1829.

Location. 39° 57.069′ N, 75° 19.26′ W. Marker is near Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania, in Delaware County. It is in Upper Darby Township. It can be reached from Mansion Drive. The marker is located on the Collenbrook property. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1030 Mansion Rd, Drexel Hill PA 19026, 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: Collen Brook Farm (within shouting distance of this marker); Lower Swedish Cabin (approx. 1.4 miles away); Springfield Friends Meeting (approx. 1½ miles away);

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Thomas Garrett (approx. 1½ miles away); The Llanerch Car Barn (approx. 1.8 miles away); The Battle of Llanerch Crossing (approx. 1.8 miles away); The Birth of Llanerch (approx. 1.8 miles away); Lynnewood Park (approx. 1.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Drexel Hill.

Photographed by Don Morfe, March 10, 2015

2. Dr. George Smith Marker

Dr. George Smith Residence image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, March 10, 2015

3. Dr. George Smith Residence

Sign at the entrance to the Mansion image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, March 10, 2015

4. Sign at the entrance to the Mansion

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 14, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 721 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on March 14, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.