Marcus
Hook
Marcus Hook is located in Delaware County,Pennsylvania. Positioned 8 miles NE of Wilmington, DE and 16 miles SW of Philadelphia, PA, it is known as the “Cornerstone of 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,” the post 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 named New Sweden by Queen Christina of Sweden. A few years later in 1679, the Dutch conquered the Swedish authority and called the area “Marretties hooke” or Marcus Hook. Under William 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 to this day continues to be its time-honored nomenclature.The borough was officially incorporated on March 7, 1892. For a more detailed history of Marcus Hook go to marcushookboro.com/ Click here
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