Marcus
Hook Preservation Society
Combining Local History and Volunteers
to Solidify and Impact the Community of Marcus Hook.
Historic Marcus Hook, Pa. in Delaware
County, known as the “Cornerstone of PA,” is located 8 miles NE of Wilmington,
DE and 16 miles SW of Philadelphia, Pa. During its early years, Marcus
Hook was a major Lenape settlement that became a New Sweden trading post
in the year 1640. Called “Chammassungh” or “Finland,” it was on the west
side of the Delaware River, between Marcus Hook and the mouth of Naaman’s
Creek. In 1653, a larger tract of land was called New Sweden by Queen Christina
of Sweden. A few years later in 1679, the Dutch conquered the Swedish authority
and called it “Marretties hooke” or Marcus Hook. [Ref:Ashmead p.455, History
of Delaware County p.521]Under Penn’s administration in 1682, the inhabitants
requested that their town name be changed to “Chichester.” The request
was approved and documented by William Penn, but the old town name of “Marcus
Hook”, had been fixed in the minds of the public and therefore continues
to retain its time-honored nomenclature. [Ref:Ashmead p.456] The borough
was officially incorporated on March 7, 1892. [Ref: Narratives of Early
PA, West NJ, and DE. Albert Cook Myers]
Click here for more history www.marcushookboro.com/new_page_7.htm
Click here for Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcus_Hook,_Pennsylvania
Support the Marcus Hook Preservation
Society!
Mail your financial contributions
to: Marcus Hook Preservation Society
P.O. Box 703 Marcus Hook, Pa. 19061
We would like to thank our past sponsors
for their generosity and support.
Delaware County’s Brandywine conference
and Visitors Bureau
Conoco Phillips, Sunoco, Daughters
of the American Revolution, Binnacle Reinvestment Group
Borough of Marcus Hook
STUDENTS
WANTED!
Participate in our “Backyard History
“Project!
Experience National History Day, March
13, 2010 with the Marcus Hook Preservation Society.
Research our “Backyard History
“ topics and win a Gift Certificate!
All students: public, private, parochial,
web and home-school students are welcome to participate.
Grades 6-12 Project Format:
Historical Paper; Individual Exhibit; Individual Documentary; Group or
Individual Website
Grades 3-5 Project Format: Create
a Lap Book; Group or Individual Website
Backyard Topics: Marcus Hook
Plank House; W3R-PA Historic Trail; St. Martin’s Cemetery and Church; Revolutionary
Soldiers buried at St. Martin’s Cemetery (include their genealogy and life
facts) ; Shipwright town; The Market Square; Brutus DeVilleroi’s “Alligator”;
Pirate Legends; Cokesbury Church ; Delaware River (ice-breakers and Chevaus-de-Frise)
Project Due Date: Saturday March13,2010
with extension until April 10, 2010. Contact:
mhps1@hotmail.com
Volunteer Artist
Project: “Backyard Tombstone”
Volunteer artists are needed to participate
in our “Backyard Tombstone” Project. This project requires artists to submit
a Pen & Ink Drawing of any tombstone or grouping of tombstones that
are located in the St. Martin’s Cemetery on Church St, in Marcus Hook.
Along with the drawing, an exact location of the tombstone is required.
If selected, your donated drawing will be submitted and may be published
in a future calendar as a fundraiser activity that will support the Marcus
Hook Preservation Society.
Contact: Paula, Please label your Email
as “Backyard Tombstone,” mhps1@hotmail.com
Archaeology Summer Session
We are now accepting volunteers for
our 2010 Summer Archaeology Session. No experience needed!
Just become a member of MHPS and join
us for an exciting educational experience. For more information, check
out our EVENT section! |
