On East Winona Avenue, 0.1 miles south of Meadow Lane, on the right when traveling north.
Built c. 1750 by the great-grandson of Morton Mortonson, Swedish settler who built nearby Morton Homestead, and cousin to Declaration of Independence signer John Morton. The house is a reminder of Norwood Borough's connection to the early settlement . . . — — Map (db m210857) HM
On I-95 Trail just east of Wanamaker Avenue (Pennsylvania Route 420), on the right when traveling south.
Welcome to America's first urban refuge, established in 1972 to preserve and restore Tinicum Marsh. Here you will discover wetlands and forests that provide vital habitat for wildlife and for people.
Explore the Refuge . . . — — Map (db m210854) HM
Near Wanamaker Avenue (Pennsylvania Route 420) 0.2 miles south of Lafayette Avenue, on the right when traveling south. Reported unreadable.
Archaeologists working under the south part of the house [unreadable] discovered [unreadable] European use of the site. They found a 14'8" by 16'4" rectangular hole [unreadable]. What was this mysterious hole? Was it someone's home? A temporary . . . — — Map (db m210828) HM
Near Wanamaker Avenue (Pennsylvania Route 420) 0.2 miles south of Lafayette Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
By the time of the Revolutionary War, Morton Homestead was being used as a ferry house. It may have looked something like this. Early settlers used the ferry to cross Darby Creek to Tinicum Island. Like many other streams along the Delaware . . . — — Map (db m210806) HM
On Wanamaker Avenue (Pennsylvania Route 420) 0.2 miles south of Lafayette Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
The Morton Homestead was completely dismantled during restoration.
The Homestead was first identified as an historic site in 1862. Later it was believed to be the birthplace of John Morton, a signer of the Declaration of . . . — — Map (db m210849) HM
Near Wanamaker Avenue (Pennsylvania Route 420) 0.2 miles south of Lafayette Avenue, on the right when traveling south. Reported unreadable.
Darby Creek may have looked something like this in the 1600s.
In the beginning of our nation's history, rivers provided transportation and trade routes. People settled along the rivers at convenient landing sites at places easy to defend, or . . . — — Map (db m210836) HM
Near Wanamaker Avenue (Pennsylvania Route 420) 0.2 miles south of Lafayette Avenue, on the right when traveling south. Reported unreadable.
Jonas Morton probably started the Darby Creek Ferry in 1759, he petitioned the county to be allowed to keep a tavern at the ferry. A tavern was a great convenience to travelers, offering food and drink and a place to slay in unfavorable weather . . . — — Map (db m210858) HM
On Wanamaker Avenue (Pennsylvania Route 420) 0.2 miles south of Lafayette Avenue, on the right when traveling south. Reported unreadable.
[First paragraph is unreadable.]
Perhaps the second building was to be the Darby Creek Ferry House first recorded in 1759. It may have been ferry office, waiting room and "public house," while the earlier building served as a home for the . . . — — Map (db m210832) HM
On Wanamaker Avenue (Pennsylvania Route 420) 0.2 miles south of Lafayette Avenue, on the right when traveling south. Reported unreadable.
Early visitors to the Delaware Valley found vast areas of forested wilderness, crossed only by the river its tributaries and a few Indian trails. Today the region has been transformed beyond recognition. Trenton, Philadelphia, Wilmington, and . . . — — Map (db m210837) HM
Site of the birthplace of John Morton (1724-1777) signer of the Declaration of Independence. As delegate to the Continental Congress, his ballot, with that of Franklin and James Wilson, committed Pennsylvania to the cause of independence by one vote. — — Map (db m14948) HM
On Rose Valley Road, 1.5 miles south of Baltimore Pike, on the right when traveling east.
An antiwar campaigner and women's and civil rights activist. Olmsted traveled the world on behalf of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom. WILPF's advocacy was consistent with her Quaker beliefs. She headed the national WILPF . . . — — Map (db m187653) HM
On Rose Valley Road at Traymore Lane, on the right when traveling south on Rose Valley Road.
Near here the trading path leading westward to the Susquehannock Indians crossed Ridley Creek. Thousands of beaver skins were sent yearly to the first Dutch and Swedish posts on the Delaware by this route. — — Map (db m72349) HM
On Rose Valley Road, on the left when traveling south.
Hutton’s Grist Mill, c. 1840
Artsman’s Hall, 1905-1923
Hedgerow Theatre, 1923
Part of the
Rose Valley Historic District
Has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by The United States
Department . . . — — Map (db m72372) HM
On Rose Valley Road at Traymore Lane, on the right when traveling south on Rose Valley Road. Reported missing.
Minquas or Susquehanna Indians Susquehanna to the Schuylkill crossed Ridley Creek at Long Point 484 yards to the south. Thousands of beaver skins yearly were carried down to the first Dutch and Swedish Settlers on the Delaware. — — Map (db m72383) HM
On Darby Paoli Road at St. Davids Road on Darby Paoli Road.
Nathan Matlack, a Welsh immigrant, Quaker and blacksmith, bought 148 acres where in 1760 for 580 pounds. In 1782 his son, Simeon, married Elizabeth Yarnall, also a Birthright Friend. Simeon purchased this property from his father in 1788. Simeon and . . . — — Map (db m146285) HM
On St David's Road at Pennsylvania Route 1017 on St David's Road.
Erected 1715 by Welsh Episcopalians, renovated 1871. Commemorated by Longfellow's poem. Final burial place of Gen. Anthony Wayne, whose remains were brought from Erie in 1809. — — Map (db m81489) HM
On Baltimore Pike at East Thompson Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Baltimore Pike.
Here was born the first chief engineer, Pennsylvania Railroad, 1847~52, and its third president, 1852~74. He was responsible for construction of the main line, Harrisburg to Pittsburgh, and for the system’s expansion to the Mississippi River. — — Map (db m68587) HM
On West Springfield Road at Old Sproul Road on West Springfield Road.
Site of Friends Meeting since 1686. Present building erected 1851. A school and library were established here in 1832. Benjamin West, noted American artist, attended this Meeting when he was a boy. — — Map (db m81503) HM
Woodcrest
circa 1901 - 1903
has been placed
on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the
United States Department
of the Interior — — Map (db m28108) HM
Near Visitor's Center Road west of North Chester Road (Pennsylvania Route 320), on the right when traveling west.
To the right, you will find the Benjamin West House, the birthplace of American painter Benjamin West (1738-1820). Best known for his paintings The Death of General Wolfe (c.1771) and The Treaty of Penn with Indians (1772), he lived in . . . — — Map (db m138648) HM
On Visitor's Center Road west of North Chester Road (Pennsylvania Route 320), on the right when traveling west.
Famous American painter; born in this house, Oct. 10, 1738. Best known for the picture, "Penn's Treaty with the Indians." Died 1820, in Europe, where he had lived since 1759. — — Map (db m135806) HM
On Park Avenue at Dartmouth Avenue, on the left when traveling south on Park Avenue.
[Died in Service]
Harold Ainsworth • Collins Chambers • Frederick Hawthorne
M.C. Johnson • Maurice F. Witmer
[Veterans]
Cyril Ainsworth • Eric Ainsworth • Marcus Ainsworth • C. Vernon Andrews
Leroy R. Andrews • Herbert Ashton • . . . — — Map (db m174245) WM
On Park Avenue at Dartmouth Avenue, on the left when traveling south on Park Avenue.
In memory of those from the
Borough of Swarthmore
who gave their lives
in World War II
Webster S. Allyn • Marcus C. Burgett • Wilson Burke
Paul D. Caldwell • Bruce S. Cook • George E. Davisson
Milton H. Fussell III • I. John . . . — — Map (db m174240) WM
On Thornton Road, on the right when traveling south.
On the evening of September 11, 1777, from approx. 6-8 pm, this small crossroads village of Thortonville (Thornton) witnessed a component of the American Strategic Retreat ordered by General George Washington from the Battle of Brandywine. After a . . . — — Map (db m180039) HM
On Post Road (U.S. 13) at Bishop Street, on the right when traveling west on Post Road.
Beginning in 1892 with the establishment of the Bear Creek Refining
Company in Marcus Hook, the refining industry has long been a major influence
on the Delaware River and the riverfront communities. The area's access to road,
rail, and deep . . . — — Map (db m225277) HM
An English-born Quaker and lastmaker, Pusey (1651-1727) purchased 250 acres from William Penn in 1681. As agent and grist mill manager for him, and colonial office holder, he was visited by Penn here. — — Map (db m81740) HM
Minister & civil rights leader. Nobel Peace Prize laureate, 1964. At Crozer Theological Seminary here, earned his Bachelor of Divinity, 1951. King's three years at Crozer were a key period in shaping his philosophy of nonviolent social change. — — Map (db m14970) HM
Build in 1790 by Caleb Pusey's great great granddaughter, Lydia Jackson Pennock, and William Pennock in Springfield Township and moved here in 1965 by The Friends of the Caleb Pusey House, Inc. — — Map (db m231207) HM
Restoration by The Friends of the Caleb Pusey House Inc. This is the only building still standing which can claim documented association with the proprietor, William Penn, and which he is known to have visited on several occasions. — — Map (db m81745) HM
Built in 1849 as a schoolhouse by John Price Crozer. Purchased in 1966 by the Pusey and Worley Families. Restored by The Friends of the Caleb Pusey House, Inc. 1975& 1976 — — Map (db m81746) HM
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 . . . — — Map (db m81494) HM
Near East Lancaster Avenue (U.S. 30) 0.4 miles east of North Spring Mill Road (Pennsylvania Route 320), on the left when traveling east.
The east wing is the oldest remaining structure on the Villanova campus. The west wing was completed in 1874. For many years this building was the main college center and the site of Saint Nicholas of Tolentine Academy. It was remodeled and named . . . — — Map (db m146292) HM
Near North Spring Mill Road (Pennsylvania Route 320) 0.3 miles north of East Lancaster Avenue (U.S. 30), on the right when traveling north.
This Naval ROTC building was named in honor of Commodore John Barry, a hero of the American Revolution and long regarded as the "Father" of the American Navy. — — Map (db m146305) HM
Near North Ithan Avenue, 0.1 miles east of Lancaster Avenue (U.S. 30), on the left when traveling east.
This academic building was completely renovated in 2002 and rededicated in memory of Reverend Joseph C. Bartley, O.S.A., founder and Dean of Commerce and Finance, 1921-1962. — — Map (db m146287) HM
Near North Spring Mill Road (Pennsylvania Route 320) 0.3 miles north of East Lancaster Avenue (U.S. 30), on the right when traveling north.
This state-of-the-art facility supports laboratory instruction and research for the Villanova University engineering program, established in 1905. — — Map (db m146310) HM
Near East Lancaster Avenue (U.S. 30) 0.3 miles west of North Ithan Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
Built to house the Augustinian Seminary and earlier known as St. Mary's Hall, this building was named in honor of its donor, Bernard Corr, 1828-1912. — — Map (db m146291) HM
Near East Lancaster Avenue (U.S. 30) 0.2 miles west of North Ithan Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
Named for Rev. Joseph M. Dougherty, O.S.A., long-time professor and Augustinian Provincial, 1950-1954, this building once served as Villanova Student Center. — — Map (db m146290) HM
Near North Spring Mill Road (Pennsylvania Route 320) 0.4 miles north of East Lancaster Avenue (U.S. 30), on the right when traveling north.
This collegiate Gothic style building housed Villanova's library during the mid-twentieth century. It was named for Rev. Daniel P. Falvey, O.S.A., Librarian, 1935-1962. — — Map (db m146312) HM
On North Spring Mill Road (Route 320) 0.3 miles west of County Line Road, on the right when traveling west.
This residence hall was named for Dr. Marguerite M. Farley, chairperson of Villanova's Communication Arts Department, 1989-1995, and member, Villanova University Board of Trustees. — — Map (db m146318) HM
Near North Spring Mill Road (Pennsylvania Route 320) 0.3 miles west of County Line Road, on the right when traveling west.
This residence hall was named for Rev. Lawrence C. Gallen, O.S.A., Vice-President for Academic Affairs, 1981-1994 who devoted nearly 30 years of service to Villanova as a member of faculty and administration. In 2004, the Rev. Lawrence C. Gallen, . . . — — Map (db m146319) HM
On North Spring Mill Road (Pennsylvania Route 320) just west of County Line Road, on the left when traveling west.
This building, which houses the Villanova University School of Law, was named for Eugene Lester Garey, 1891-1953, an eminent lawyer and benefactor. — — Map (db m146315) HM
Near North Spring Mill Road (Pennsylvania Route 320) 0.4 miles north of East Lancaster Avenue (Pennsylvania Route 30), on the right when traveling north.
Near North Spring Mill Road (Pennsylvania Route 320) 0.3 miles west of County Line Road, on the right when traveling east.
This residence hall was named for Reverend O. Raymond Jackson, O.S.A., campus minister 1973-1979; 1981-1997 and co-founder of Villanova's Center for Peace and Justice Education, 1985-1997. — — Map (db m146321) HM
Near North Spring Mill Road (Pennsylvania Route 320) 0.1 miles west of County Line Road, on the right when traveling west.
This residence hall was named for Reverend John A. Klekotka, O.S.A., president of Villanova from 1959-1965. It was during his tenure that Villanova heard Reverend Doctor Martin Luther King, Jr., speak on 20 January 1965. — — Map (db m146316) HM
Near North Spring Mill Road (Pennsylvania Route 320) north of East Lancaster Avenue (U.S. 30), on the right when traveling north.
This building was completely renovated and rededicated as Mendel Science Center on 24 October 2001 in memory of Gregor J. Mendel, O.S.A., 1822-1884, the father of modern genetics. — — Map (db m146314) HM
On Conestoga Road just west of Pennsylvania Route 320.
A center of Friends' activities since 1686. The second house, built about 1721, served as an officers' house and a hospital for Valley Forge encampment. — — Map (db m81490) HM
Near East Lancaster Avenue, 0.4 miles east of North Spring Mill Road (Pennsylvania Route 320), on the left when traveling east.
The old "Belle-Air" mansion, former home of the Rudolph family, stood on this site until it was destroyed by fire on 10 January 1912. St. Rita's was built to replace this structure and served as a seminary building for many years. — — Map (db m146293) HM
Near East Lancaster Avenue (U.S. 30) 0.4 miles east of North Spring Mill Road (Pennsylvania Route 320), on the left when traveling east.
This is the west wing of the old monastery, which survived the disastrous fire of 2 August 1932. The hall was named for Saint Thomas of Villanova. — — Map (db m146297) HM
Near East Lancaster Avenue (U.S. 30) 0.4 miles east of North Spring Mill Road (Pennsylvania Route 320), on the left when traveling east.
Named in honor of St. Thomas of Villanova, a 16th century Augustinian archbishop and educator, this monastery was built to replace the monastery of 1899 which was destroyed by fire on 2 August 1932. — — Map (db m146295) HM
Near East Lancaster Avenue (U.S. 30) 0.4 miles east of North Spring Mill Road (Pennsylvania Route 320), on the left when traveling east.
Augustinian Chapel dedicated on 12 June 2005 by Very Reverend Robert F. Prevost, O.S.A. Renovation to the Monastery included the Residential Care Center, Hermitage Room, and Augustinian Way of Life Center. — — Map (db m146296) HM
Near North Ithan Avenue, 0.2 miles east of Lancaster Avenue (U.S. 30), on the left when traveling east.
This residence hall was named for Rev. Mortimer A. Sullivan, O.S.A. President of Villanova, 1925-1926, and Augustinian Provincial, 1932-1938, 1944-1949. — — Map (db m146288) HM
Near North Spring Mill Road (Pennsylvania Route 320) 0.3 miles north of East Lancaster Avenue (U.S. 30), on the right when traveling north.
Originally called College Hall and later Mendel Hall, this building was seriously damaged by fire on 28 January 1928 and rebuilt within its original walls in 1929. The hall was named in honor of St. Nicholas of Tolentine in 1960. — — Map (db m146308) HM
On East Lancaster Avenue (U.S. 30) 0.1 miles west of North Ithan Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
Originally known as the Commerce and Finance Building, this structure was later named for the Augustinian Provincial, Rev. Nicholas J. Vasey, O.S.A., 1918-1926. — — Map (db m146289) HM
Near North Spring Mill Road (Pennsylvania Route 320) 0.3 miles north of East Lancaster Avenue (U.S. 30), on the right when traveling north.
With profound respect, we salute
all the Soldiers, Sailors, Marines and Airmen
from Villanova
who sacrificed their lives
in the defense of the nation.
Their legacy of fidelity and valor
abides forever
neath the spires of St. . . . — — Map (db m146302) WM
Near North Spring Mill Road (Pennsylvania Route 320) 0.3 miles north of East Lancaster Avenue (U.S. 30), on the right when traveling north.
To the Villanovans who served our country during the Second World War that this nation and her vision of freedom and human dignity should endure — — Map (db m146306) WM
Near North Spring Mill Road (Pennsylvania Route 320) 0.3 miles west of County Line Road, on the right when traveling west.
This residence hall was named for Rev. Robert J. Welsh, O.S.A., president of Villanova from 1967-1971. In 1969, Father Welsh was instrumental in promoting the idea of the Villanova University Senate. — — Map (db m146320) HM
On Bullens Lane at Glen Road, on the right when traveling east on Bullens Lane.
Built, 1809-10, by Thomas Leiper; surveyed by John Thompson. It was the first railway in Pennsylvania, and the first in America to be surveyed. The railway was used to transport stone from quarries on Crum Creek to the landing on Ridley Creek, a . . . — — Map (db m51805) HM
On North Outer Line Drive, on the right when traveling west.
You are standing on the front line of the Continental Army's Valley Forge encampment. General Peter Muhlenberg's Virginia brigade, one of 15 brigades at Valley Forge, held this ground. His troops protected this position by building and then guarding . . . — — Map (db m193692) HM
On North Outer Line Drive, on the right when traveling west.
During the American Revolution, General George Washington and the Continental Army camped here at Valley Forge for six months in the winter of 1777-1778. This was the third year of what would be an eight-year war. The British landed at the head of . . . — — Map (db m193691) HM
On Radnor Road, 0.3 miles north of Eagle Road and Radnor Road, on the right when traveling north.
From December 16, 1944 until about January 20th, 1945, First Lieutenant Eric Fisher Wood, Jr., VFMA class of 1937, U.S. Army, A Battery 589th Field Artillery Battalion of the 106th Infantry Division was separated from his unit. With the help of . . . — — Map (db m153642) HM WM
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 . . . — — Map (db m83377) HM
On Oakland Road, on the left when traveling south.
1704 House
Has been designated a
Registered National Historic Landmark
Under the provisions of the Historic Sites Act of August 21, 1935 this site possesses exceptional value in commemorating or illustrating the History of the United . . . — — Map (db m187163) HM
On Wilmington Pike (U.S. 202/322) at Brinton Bridge Road, on the right when traveling south on Wilmington Pike.
The battle ended just southwest of here at nightfall. With Howe and his troops holding the field, Washington’s force withdrew to Chester. Although he was wounded, Lafayette helped to reorganize the retreating troops, and Pulaski’s cavalry protected . . . — — Map (db m146793) HM
On Oakland Road, on the left when traveling south.
As pacifist Quakers, many Brinton family members abhorred the war that was closing in on their 1704 home. Near here, at dusk, on Sept. 11, 1777, two military actions by the Americans saved their retreat. General Greene's soldiers inflicted heavy . . . — — Map (db m194853) HM
On Oakland Road, 0.5 miles south of Brintons Bridge Road, on the left when traveling north.
On September 11, 1777, the Brinton Run Preserve Property was the location of a final fight during the Battle of the Brandywine, just before the American troops retreated from British fire. Funding for the acquisition and permanent protection of . . . — — Map (db m195338) HM
On Oakland Road, on the left when traveling south.
William Brinton 1704 House
has been placed on the
National Register of
Historic Places in 1968
by the United States
Department of the Interior — — Map (db m187162) HM
This baseball team, whose home was here at Hilldale Park, won the Eastern Colored League championship three times and the 1925 Negro League World Series. Darby fielded Negro League teams from 1910 to 1932. Notable players included baseball hall of . . . — — Map (db m81500) HM
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