Historical Marker

Dr. George Smith

On Collenbrook property past barn and between house and carriage shed, .1 mile off Mansion Ave., Dre · Drexel Hill · Delaware

Pennsylvania marker

Inscription

A doctor, judge, scientist, and State Senator, Smith came to Collenbrook in 1829 upon his marriage to Mary Lewis, heir to this eighteenth-century family estate. He was a founder of the Delaware County Institute of Science and author of the 1862 "History of Delaware County." While a Senator, as chairman of the Education Committee, he drafted the 1836 law providing for this State's first public school code.

Location

AddressOn Collenbrook property past barn and between house and carriage shed, .1 mile off Mansion Ave., Dre
CityDrexel Hill
CountyDelaware
StatePennsylvania
Coordinates39.951320, -75.321210

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