45 new historical markers to pop up across Pennsylvania, including 21 in Delaware Valley

Delaware Valley to get 21 new state hisorical markers

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Wednesday, September 24, 2025
45 new historical markers to pop up across Pennsylvania, including 21 in Delaware Valley

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Dozens of new historical markers will soon be popping up across Pennsylvania.

The Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission approved 45 new markers on Tuesday. There will be 21 of them in Philadelphia.

They include a plaque at Bellevue Stratford Hotel on Broad Street, which was the site of the first outbreak of Legionnaire's Disease.

There will also be a marker at Carpenter's Hall, where the first Continental Congress was held.

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