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69th Street Terminal
Thornfield, boyhood home of Thomas Garrett, famous underground railway conductor (mainly in Wilmington, Delaware).  PHMC state historical marker dedicated	Sunday, October 25, 1981. At Garrett Rd. & Maple Ave., Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania.
39.9461°N 75.2935°W	 Historical topics: African American, Religion, Underground Railroad
Colenbrook Farm, home of Dr. George Smith, In Delaware Co.,PA.  In NRHP.
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Drexel Hill

Pennsylvania, United States · North America

About Drexel Hill

Drexel Hill is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Millbourne, 7km from Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum.

Drexel Hill is in Pennsylvania, United States, with about 28,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Millbourne, about 4 km away.

Drexel Hill Junction (also known as Shadeland Avenue) is a SEPTA Metro D station in Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania. It is located near Hillcrest Road and Shadeland Avenue, and serves both the D1 and D2. Drexel Hill Junction is the last stop where the D1 and D2 share the same right-of-way. Trolleys arriving at this station

Read more travel between 69th Street Transit Center in Upper Darby Township, Pennsylvania and either Orange Street in Media, Pennsylvania for the D1, or Sharon Hill, Pennsylvania for the D2. The station has 2 covered sheds where people can go inside when it is raining. It serves as a stop for both local and express lines. The tracks split between Shadeland and Turner Avenues. A storage track exists between the wye that terminates across from the intersection of Turner and Berry Avenues. No parking is available at this station, and bus connections are limited. The sheds include an original Red Arrow Lines-era stone shelter on the southeast corner of Shadeland Avenue with a heavy gabled roof and green window frames with no glass. The shelter on the northeast corner of Shadeland Avenue is a square green stucco shelter with both an enclosed and open area, and an angled-roof tilting slightly down towards Hillcrest Road.

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Within an hour or so of Drexel Hill: Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum (7 km), Independence Hall, Philadelphia (12 km), Liberty Bell (12 km).

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Drexel Hill is in Pennsylvania, United States, about 4 km from Millbourne.

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Quick Information

Population
28,043
Continent
North America
Country
United States
Region
Pennsylvania
Timezone
America/New_York
Coordinates
39.9471, -75.2921

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Worth the detour from Drexel Hill

3 notable places within an hour's drive.

museum

Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum

One of the world's greatest collections of racing sports cars, with rare vehicles that actually compete in demonstration days.

7 km · about 15 min drive

landmark

Independence Hall, Philadelphia

The birthplace of American democracy where the Declaration of Independence and the US Constitution were debated and adopted.

12 km · about 25 min drive

landmark

Liberty Bell

Iconic cracked bell in Philadelphia that rang to mark the reading of the Declaration of Independence in 1776.

12 km · about 25 min drive

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