David R. Porter
Ironmaster and Governor of the State, 1839-45, lived in this house. A leader in local affairs, he was called "our own Davy R." His son Horace, soldier and diplomat, was born here, 1837.
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Marker data: Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission via data.pa.gov
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