Wayne (Lancaster Ave.; Formerly of Conestoga Rd.)


  • COORDINATES: 40.04425, -75.3906
  • COUNTY: Delaware
  • DISTANCE TO NEXT: Original text has been removed. It is believed it originally said "Media - 12", This was typically done when a marker was relocated from its original location. This one was originally located on Conestoga Road east of Aberdeen Ave. (see 1940s postcard image), and was moved here in 2002 (see article).
  • EXPLANATION OF NAME: Formerly "Louella" Renamed For General Anthony Wayne
  • FOUNDED: 1880
  • MANUFACTURER: Carlisle Foundry Co. Carlisle PA
  • SHAPE: Standard 1-sided
  • STATUS: Note quotation marks around "Louella." The other Wayne markers do not have these quote marks. This may indicate that this marker was made at a different time, perhaps as a replacement.
May 2010 photy by G. Prichard

May 2010 photy by G. Prichard

This is a real photo postcard, postmarked 1944, depicting the "Five Points" intersection of Conestoga Road, Church Road, Iven Avenue and Aberdeen Avenue. Hidden within the snow-covered foliage is this keystone marker in its original location. Courtesy of Greg Prichard

This is a real photo postcard, postmarked 1944, depicting the “Five Points” intersection of Conestoga Road, Church Road, Iven Avenue and Aberdeen Avenue. Hidden within the snow-covered foliage is this keystone marker in its original location.
Courtesy of Greg Prichard

 

January 10, 2002, article in the Suburban and Wayne Times

January 10, 2002, article in the Suburban and Wayne Times

December 2020 photo by JGl

US 30 (Lancaster Avenue) near the intersection with Bellevue Avenue