William Penn Landing Site

The monument at the William Penn Landing Site in Chester, Pennsylvania marks the spot of the first landing of William Penn on the territory of Pennsylvania, on October 28 or 29, 1682.

Photo: Smallbones, Public domain.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Chester Transit Center and Subaru Park.

Chester Transit Center

Railway station

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The Chester Transit Center is a SEPTA bus and train station in Chester, Pennsylvania. The outside portion of the ground level serves SEPTA City Transit Division Route 37, and Suburban Transit Division Routes 109, 113, 114, 117, 118, and 119. Chester Transit Center is situated 2,000 feet north of William Penn Landing Site.

Subaru Park

Stadium

Photo: Something Original, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Subaru Park is a soccer-specific stadium in Chester, Pennsylvania, located next to Commodore Barry Bridge on the waterfront along the Delaware River. The venue is home to the Philadelphia Union of Major League Soccer. Subaru Park is situated 1¼ miles southwest of William Penn Landing Site.

St. Michael’s Church

Church

Photo: Dwkaminski, CC BY-SA 4.0.

St. Michael’s Church is situated 2,800 feet north of William Penn Landing Site.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Upland and Parkside.

Upland

Village

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Upland is a borough in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. Upland is governed by an elected seven-member borough council. As of the 2020 census, Upland had a population of 3,068.

Parkside

Village

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Parkside is a borough in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2020 census, Parkside had a population of 2,321. Parkside is situated 1½ miles northwest of William Penn Landing Site.

Crum Lynne

Hamlet

Crum Lynne is an unincorporated community in Ridley Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. Crum Lynne is situated 2½ miles northeast of William Penn Landing Site.

William Penn Landing Site

Type: Monument
Categories: fixed construction and historic site
Location: Chester, Delaware County, Philadelphia Region, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

39.84399° or 39° 50′ 38″ north

Longitude

-75.36131° or 75° 21′ 41″ west

Elevation

10 feet (3 metres)

Open location code

87F6RJVQ+HF

OpenStreetMap ID

node 368991090

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=monument

Wikidata ID

Q8016760

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In Other Languages

“William Penn Landing Site” goes by many names.

Spanish: “Sitio del desembarco de William Penn”

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