Site Of Crane Hook Church - Delaware Public Archives

NC-11:

Near this spot was established the third place of worship in Delaware. Built 1667 by Swedes and Dutch. Both held services here for thirty-two years. After the building of “Old Swedes” Church in Wilmington in 1698 the church was abandoned.

Installed in 1932.

Sponsors:

Historic Markers Commission, 1932.

Marker Photo Gallery:

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Resources Related to New Castle:

Approximate Original Location:

3076 New Castle Avenue, New Castle, DE 19720

Links to more resources:

WPA Church Archives, by The Historical Records Survey. Documents
Old Swedes Church Wilmington, Delaware 1698-1938, by Charles M. Curtis and Charles Lee Reese
Administrative files, Crane Hook – Historic Marker Commission Files
Marker text, Crane Hook – Historic Marker Commission Files
Pamphlet Collection. L3 02191, barcode 390190, box 3. Lutheran Church to 1700, with Chronology of Crane Hook Church, by J. Sweeney
Crane Hook on the Delaware, 1667-1699, by Jeannette Eckman
Crane Hook Church – New Castle, Delaware – Community History & Archaeology Program

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