Rittenhouse Town - Pennsylvania Historical Markers on Waymarking.com

William Rittenhouse, first Mennonite minister in America, erected here in 1690 the colonies' first paper mill. Successive generations of Rittenhouses built additional mills, establishing this region as the center of American papermaking. By the 1850s this village had over 40 buildings, and seven early buildings survive from this once prosperous industrial community. Scientist David Rittenhouse was born here in 1732.

Marker Name: Rittenhouse Town County: Philadelphia Date Dedicated: 04/08/1991 Marker Type: Roadside Location: Lincoln Dr. at Rittenhouse St. just off Wissahickon Ave., Fairmount Park, Philadelphia Category: Business & Industry, Buildings, Mansions & Manors Website: Not listed

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