William Penn (1644-1718) - "Essex House" - PLAQUE

Delaware County · dedicated 1932 · 102 Penn St. at E end of park, on brick wall, Chester

First lodged in America in the "Essex House" on this site October 28, 1682 The guest of Robert Wade. Here the earliest Quaker settler on this side Delaware River, 1676. Purchaser of the property, then called "Printzdorp," from the...

Digital Commonwealth, Boston Public Library

Marker data: Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission via data.pa.gov

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