Long before Marcus Hook was a refinery town, it was a pirate hideout. The Plank House, a centuries-old landmark along the Delaware River, still carries that history in its walls and in the legend of Blackbeard himself, reports Dave Edwards for 6abc.
In the early 1700s, ships couldn’t stay at sea indefinitely. They needed fresh water, and Marcus Hook offered it.
That made the borough a natural stop for sailors, traders, and pirates alike, according to Michael Manerchia, president of the Marcus Hook Preservation Society…