Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia
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Founded on ground purchased by Richard Allen in 1791, this congregation is the mother church of the African Methodist denomination. The present structure, erected in 1889, replaces three earlier churches on this site.
(African Americans • Churches, Etc.) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
Founded on ground purchased by Richard Allen in 1791, this congregation is the mother church of the African Methodist denomination. The present structure, erected in 1889, replaces three earlier churches on this site.(African Americans • Churches, Etc.) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
African American scholar, educator, and activist. A founder of NAACP. In 1896-97 he lived in the College Settlement at 617 Carver (Rodman) St. while collecting data for his classic study, published in 1899. "The Philadelphia Negro."
Organized by Dr. Rev. William Mark Bell in 1919, near the height of the "Great Migration" of African Americans from the South. The church has served as a housing agency, employment office, & burial society as well as a place of worship.
First in the nation. Built 1806 by Thomas Sparks and John Bishop to make hunting shot & symbolized a new U.S. industrial independence. Bishop, a Quaker, sold his share when ammunition was made here for the War of 1812. The Sparks family stayed in control until 1903.
Since the 1870s, the station was an entry point and processing center for immigrants, primarily from Eastern and Southern Europe. From here, newcomers moved into the city or other parts of the state. It was demolished in 1915.
Name given to tract along Delaware River from Marcus Hook to Chester River. Grant for tract was given Captain Hans Ammundson Besk, a native of Finland by Queen Christina in 1653. Site of first Finnish settlement in America.
An English-born Quaker and lastmaker, Pusey (1651-1727) purchased 250 acres from William Penn in 1681. As agent and grist mill manager for him, and colonial office holder, he was visited by Penn here.
Build in 1790 by Caleb Pusey's great great granddaughter, Lydia Jackson Pennock, and William Pennock in Springfield Township and moved here in 1965 by The Friends of the Caleb Pusey House, Inc.
Restoration by The Friends of the Caleb Pusey House Inc. This is the only building still standing which can claim documented association with the proprietor, William Penn, and which he is known to have visited on several occasions.
Built in 1849 as a schoolhouse by John Price Crozer. Purchased in 1966 by the Pusey and Worley Families. Restored by The Friends of the Caleb Pusey House, Inc. 1975& 1976
The first company in North America to successfully manufacture an artificial fiber (rayon). Plant employees, many of whom were women, lived in Viscose Village, a planned community built in 1912-1915 designed by Ballinger & Perrot of Phila. in the English Domestic Revival style. The Marcus Hook plant contributed significantly to the country's defense in both World Wars--supplying fiber for many military applications.
