Tinicum Township

Few communities in Pennsylvania have a history as closely tied to river commerce and quarantine as Tinicum Township. Set beside the Delaware River southwest of Philadelphia, the township includes part of the John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge at Tinicum, where tidal marshland is shaped by Darby Creek. This low-lying riverfront has long stood on an important approach to Philadelphia: the Lazaretto, built in 1799, served as a quarantine station for arriving ships and remains a landmark of early American public health. Tinicum combines transport corridors with wetlands used by migratory birds, giving it a distinctly river-oriented character. Move on to other webcams in southeastern Pennsylvania to compare landscapes and settings around the Delaware River.

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