Marcus Hook
Posted by: 
Gosffo
N 39° 49.137 W 075° 25.125
18S E 464161 N 4407746
Call me Marcus Hook or New Sweden Trading Post or Chammassungh or Finlan or even Marites Hoeck, it's still the same place
Waymark Code: WM8JH1
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 04/10/2010
Views: 4
Marker Text: First port of call for Philadelphia shipping. First settled by Swedes, it was named by the Dutch, 1655-64, Marreties Hoeck.
Marker Name: Marcus Hook
County: Delaware
Date Dedicated: 10/13/1947
Marker Type: Roadside
Location: U.S. 13 at Municipal Bldg., Marcus Hook
Category: Business & Industry, Early Settlement, Ethnic & Immigration
Website: [Web Link]
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