Leiper Railway
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member 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
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member unimoggers
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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