William Penn Landing Site, Chester

Name: William Penn Landing Site
Address: Chester, United States

#10 among attractions in Chester

Top attraction, Memorial

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Facts and practical information

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. Penn, the founder of the Province of Pennsylvania, landed in the only town in the province, then known as Upland. ()

Built: 1882 (143 years ago)Coordinates: 39°50'39"N, 75°21'38"W

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William Penn Landing Site – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Subaru Park, Upland Baptist Church, Harrah's Philadelphia, Commodore Barry Bridge.

1.2 miSW
Arenas and stadiums, Football, Sport
Subaru Park, Chester
32 min walk • Subaru Park is a soccer-specific stadium located in Chester, Pennsylvania, United States, next to the Commodore Barry Bridge on the waterfront along the Delaware River. The venue is home to the Philadelphia Union of Major League Soccer.
1.3 miNW
Church
Upland Baptist Church, Chester
34 min walk • Upland Baptist Church is a Baptist church built in 1851 in Upland Borough, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States.
0.8 miNE
Gambling, Racetrack, Casino
Harrah's Philadelphia, Chester
20 min walk • Harrah's Philadelphia Casino & Racetrack is a harness racing track and casino on the Chester, Pennsylvania waterfront. It is owned by Vici Properties and operated by Caesars Entertainment.
1.2 miSW
Bridge
Commodore Barry Bridge, Chester
30 min walk • The Commodore Barry Bridge is a cantilever bridge that spans the Delaware River from Chester, Pennsylvania to Bridgeport, in Logan Township, New Jersey. It is named after the American Revolutionary War hero and Philadelphia resident John Barry.
1.5 miNE
Area
Eddystone, Chester
39 min walk • Eddystone is a borough in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,410 at the 2010 census.
1 miNE
Harbor
Port of Chester, Chester
27 min walk • The Port of Chester is an American port on the west bank of the Delaware River in Delaware County, Pennsylvania. Centered around Chester it ranges into Marcus Hook to the south and Eddystone to the north. It is part of the Delaware Valley port complex and lies between the Port of Wilmington and the Port of Philadelphia.
1.2 miN
Cemetery
Chester Rural Cemetery, Chester
31 min walk • Chester Rural Cemetery is a historic rural cemetery founded in March 1863 in Chester, Pennsylvania. Some of the first burials were Civil War soldiers, both Union and Confederate, who died at the government hospital located at the nearby building which became the Crozer Theological Seminary.
1.2 miN
Observatories and planetariums
Widener University Observatory, Chester
32 min walk • The Widener University Observatory is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by Widener University, but donated by NASA. It is located in Kirkbride Hall on Widener's main campus in Chester, Pennsylvania. The observatory is intended for student use and research within the physics and astronomy department.
1.2 miN
Universities and schools
Widener University, Chester
31 min walk • Widener University is a private university in Chester, Pennsylvania. The university has three other campuses: two in Pennsylvania and one in Wilmington, Delaware.