Radnor Township near Wayne in Delaware County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Wayne Natatorium

Photographed by Keith S Smith, August 7, 2015

1. Wayne Natatorium Marker

Inscription. Among the largest open-air in-ground swimming pools in the US when it opened here in 1895, it measured 500 feet by 100 feet. The spring-fed pool hosted National Swimming Association championships in the late 19th century. Although female swimmers were unable to participate in competitive events, the Wayne Natatorium was open to women. The pool closed in 1903 as a result of droughts and the shift in popularity to other forms of recreation.

Erected 2010 by Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Entertainment • Sports. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1895.

Location. 40° 2.897′ N, 75° 22.845′ W. Marker is near Wayne, Pennsylvania, in Delaware County. It is in Radnor Township. It is on Radnor Street Road. The marker is located on the grounds of Cowan Park, Radnor Township. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 259 Willow Ave, Wayne PA 19087, 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: In Jan, 1945 died here in heroic struggles by the German Offensive Eric Fisher Wood Capt. U.S.Army (approx. half a mile

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away); Woodcrest (approx. half a mile away); Radnor Friends Meeting House (approx. 1½ miles away); Radnor Meeting House (approx. 1½ miles away); Nathan Matlack House (approx. 2 miles away); Thomas Moore House (approx. 2 miles away); Jackson Hall - 2000 (approx. 2 miles away); Welsch Hall - 1994 (approx. 2 miles away).

Photographed by Don Morfe, May 16, 2015

2. Wayne Natatorium Marker

Photographed by Don Morfe, May 16, 2015

3. Wayne Natatorium Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 18, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 837 times since then and 41 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on November 4, 2015, by Keith S Smith of West Chester, Pennsylvania. 2, 3. submitted on May 18, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.