A DRIVE THRU MARCUS HOOK ( CHICHESTER )

In the early 1700s, Marcus Hook was a haven for pirates who plagued the lower Delaware River. The market at Marcus Hook provided the pirates a place to sell plundered goods and re-supply away from the authorities and custom officials in Philadelphia. Early maps of Marcus Hook show the current Second Street was originally named "Discord Lane", since it was the location of the pirates' revelry when they were in town.[8]
According to a local oral tradition, the Marcus Hook Plank House was once the home of the mistress of the pirate Blackbeard.[8][9]
By the mid-1700s, Marcus Hook became a major regional center for the building of wooden sailing ships and remained so until the late 19th century. By that time, larger tonnage ships became more popular than the sloops and schooners built in Marcus Hook.[8]
During the American Revolutionary War, two tiers of underwater chevaux-de-frise obstacles were placed across the Delaware River at Marcus Hook to provide a first line of defense of Philadelphia against British naval forces.[10] Marcus Hook also served as a training center for the Pennsylvania militia. The Continental Army was stationed at Marcus Hook during the fall of 1777. As the town was bombarded by British warships more than once, there are very few pre-Revolutionary houses in Marcus Hook.[11]
Marcus Hook served as a defensive post along the Delaware River during the War of 1812, with over 5,000 United States troops placed there.[11]
The borough was officially incorporated on March 7, 1892. The convergence of rail, roads, a deepwater port, and the nation's growing thirst for petroleum gave rise to the refineries that became the borough's dominant industry.
Marcus Hook is located along the southern border of Delaware County (and Pennsylvania) at 39°49′N 75°25′W (39.8182, -75.4155).[16] It is bordered to the northwest by Lower Chichester Township, including the community of Linwood, to the northeast by the borough of Trainer, to the southeast across the Delaware River by Gloucester County, New Jersey, and to the southwest by New Castle County, Delaware. The southern border of Marcus Hook is part of the Twelve-Mile Circle border between Pennsylvania and Delaware.
U.S. Route 13 (10th Street) is the main road through the borough, leading northeast 4 miles (6 km) to Chester, and southwest 9 miles (14 km) to Wilmington, Delaware. Pennsylvania Route 452 (Market Street) intersects US 13 in the center of the borough and leads north 1 mile (1.6 km) to Interstate 95 Exit 2, and 7 miles (11 km) to U.S. Route 1 west of Media.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Marcus Hook has a total area of 1.6 square miles (4.2 km2), of which 1.1 square miles (2.9 km2) is land and 0.50 square miles (1.3 km2), or 31.63%, is water.[3] The lowest point in the state of Pennsylvania is located on the Delaware River in Marcus Hook, where it flows out of Pennsylvania and into Delaware. The borough has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) and average monthly temperatures range from 33.1° F in January to 77.9° F in July. [17] The hardiness zone is 7b.

[@davestafford7301]

The only thing that the minor point that you missed was you rode by the entrance to the River Park but didn't really go down the street to the dead end and make a left and pass the oldest church in Marcus Hook on the right hand side above and beyond the video is absolutely amazing thank you so much for this brings back such crazy memories of childhood and young adulthood, keep it real keep it Delco bro keep the videos coming

[@goodjawn610]

I'm planning to go through hook again to talk about some of its history, particularly about the pirates that used to stay there. I'll add that church on the list and do a little research about it. Thanks again!

[@davestafford7301]

Thank you so much for this video bro, you passed my old house, looking at Mickey Vernon baseball field brings back such memories I played Little League there, it's a bummer that clanks pizza closed the barns were an amazing family I grew up with them, it's such a bummer how Marcus Hook went downhill after Sunoco and BP went out of business, I have actually climbed that giant smokestack over behind the industrial center it's such a bummer because Marcus Hook used to be so pretty they used to have little league and Memorial Day parades and fireworks during fourth of July down at the River Park it's a shame how time has truly turned that town a new ass, but thank you so much for doing the ride through damn that brings back such memories

[@goodjawn610]

Thank you so much for your comment, I got a real vision in mind of what is must've been like. The River Park is nice, still nice houses down there too. There's a dock that's newer, it's gated off but occasionally I've climbed over and went cat fishing lol thanks so much for this comment 🙏🙏

[@chazisflying]

We lived in Hook on McClanahan Terrace from 1967 till 1972 when we moved to Lynnwood. As a little boy I didn’t know we were living in a refinery but I didn’t know was we had dozens of friends packs of kids on bicycles the playgrounds for full of baseball games and mischief, and oh, it was a wonderful world.

[@charlesfernatt]

@ 2:40 you drive past me standing outfront my crib lmao

[@richardcurry3282]

That's cool I live here too

[@ruthlong6876]

Bringing back some memories some good some not so good lol thanks for the ride along

[@goodjawn610]

Well they can't all be good ones unfortunately lol

[@richardcurry3282]

I live here

[@KristalMack]

I was born in 1951 (making ne 72 yrs old) and was raised in Trainer. Marcus Hook was a prosperous town where many people were employed at Sun Oil refinery. Back then, the streets were bustling with shops, eateries, banks, churches, bars and even a movie theater called the Congress which held double featire matinees on Saturdays for kids. Only 25¢

[@goodjawn610]

Sounds like a fun place to be a kid. Wish I coulda been there.

[@everettetoxey8554]

A lot of my old coworkers worked at the oil refinery years ago.

[@jamesbarkley3834]

Cool you pass by my house

[@venganzaenloquecer4886]

Isn't marcus hook a ghetto or something?

[@goodjawn610]

I wouldn't call it a ghetto. It's a tough town but it's real small, similar to Linwood. Racially and ecomnicomally diverse. You'll probably get a different response depending on who you ask tho.

[@venganzaenloquecer4886]

@@goodjawn610 gotcha

[@brotheldan2009]

its not a ghetto its safe at all times you can go anywhere you cant say that about a ghetto now it is a dump for sure

[@brotheldan2009]

@Andrea 🪐 Knows dont get me wrong theres still some really good people here but man oh man its getting full of scumbags

[@brotheldan2009]

@@venganzaenloquecer4886 actually no the crime isn't really too bad murder and violent wise just alot if drug use and selling but that's everywhere now