Historical Marker

Glen Mills

At Sweetwater Rd. & Creek Rd., by creek/bridge, Glen Mills · Glen Mills · Delaware

Pennsylvania marker

Inscription

An early American industrial village. John Taylor built Sarum Forge here ca. 1739. He erected Pennsylvania's first iron-slitting mill, 1746, and 90 years later this was acquired by the Willcox family for its Glen Mills paper operations. Here, paper was made for U.S. currency, 1868-78; produced so as to foil counterfeiting, it was internationally known.

By 1882, when the R.R. station here was built, this was a busy commercial area.

Location

AddressAt Sweetwater Rd. & Creek Rd., by creek/bridge, Glen Mills
CityGlen Mills
CountyDelaware
StatePennsylvania
Coordinates39.920400, -75.490400

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