Olney in Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Whitaker Mill

Cedar Grove

Photographed by Don Morfe, April 26, 2015

1. Whitaker Mill Cedar Grove Marker

Inscription. In 1813 Henry Whitaker built a waterwheel textile mill and town here. William Whitaker & Sons, Inc. continued operations for 157 years in original buildings. Canvas & wool blankets were produced for the Civil War. First mill in the U.S. to produce bed ticking. Chenille manufacturing processes were patented. Owners ceased production in 1970. The mill was destroyed by arson & demolished in 1975. Several original buildings remain nearby.

Erected 2006 by Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1813.

Location. 40° 1.875′ N, 75° 6.639′ W. Marker is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia County. It is in Olney. It is on Tabor Road. The marker is located in Tacony Creek Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5120 E Tabor Rd, Philadelphia PA 19120, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southeast

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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 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: Wyoming Branch of the Free Library (approx. 0.9 miles away); Feltonville War Memorial (approx. one mile away); The Historical Society of Frankford (approx. 1.7 miles away); Frankford Friends School (approx. 1.7 miles away); GNEAA (approx. 1.8 miles away); The King's Highway (approx. 1.8 miles away); The Jewish Hospital (approx. 1.8 miles away); Trinity Church Oxford (approx. 2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Philadelphia.

Photographed by Don Morfe, April 26, 2015

2. Whitaker Mill Cedar Grove Marker

Whitaker Mill Cedar Grove-Tacony Creek Park image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, April 26, 2015

3. Whitaker Mill Cedar Grove-Tacony Creek Park

Credits. This page was last revised on January 24, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 4, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,313 times since then and 91 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 4, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.