Leiper Railway
Posted by: 
Gosffo
N 39° 52.576 W 075° 21.454
18S E 469423 N 4414085
It was sort of a railway! No engine, the cars where pulled by horses!
Waymark Code: WM8J73
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 04/08/2010
Views: 7
Marker Text: Built, 1809-10, by Thomas Leiper; surveyed by John Thomson. 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 distance of 3/4 mile. It crossed the highway here.
Marker Name: Leiper Railway
County: Delaware
Date Dedicated: 02/07/1955
Marker Type: Roadside
Location: SR 2008 (Bullens Ln.) E of Pa. 320, Nether Providence Twp.
Category: Railroads, Transportation
Website: [Web Link]
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