Macedonia Holy Church of God
“There are two colored churches in Bridgeville. Mt. Calvary M. E. Church was built in 1908. They were incorporated on Apr. 1, 1911. They purchased land from Fred L. Willey on June 30, 1916, from Chas. W. Pullet on Aug. 27, 1918 and from the State Board of Education on Jan. 25, 1924. Macedonia Holy […]
Onin’s Methodist Episcopal Church
“Onin’s M. E. Chapel, better known as “Gulley Swamp Chapel,” was located two and one-quarter miles north of Coverdale’s Crossroads. The site was donated on Mar. 1, 1844, by Tilghman Layton and the chapel was built during that year. Services were held until I860. At that time the membership transferred to Chaplain’s Chapel. There was […]
First Presbyterian Church
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Elizabeth Smith-Cornish
Elizabeth Smith-Cornish (1937-2018) was a mother, educator, health professional, and community activist who advocated for safe and affordable housing for farm workers in the Bridgeville area. In the 1980s and 1990s, she surveyed households, met with state and local officials, and worked with community organizations to plan public meetings to address the need for improved […]
Seaford Hundred
SC-50: Detached from Northwest Fork Hundred by Act of General Assembly, 1869. Northwest Fork Hundred, originally claimed by Maryland, then embraced all territory west of Northwest Fork. Delaware obtained undisputed title in 1775, upon confirmation of Mason and Dixon Line. Installed in 1932. Sponsor: Historical Markers Commission, 1932 Marker Photo Gallery: Resources Related to Bridgeville: […]
Edward Redfield
Landscape painter Edward Willis Redfield was born near Bridgeville, Delaware on December 19, 1869. After studying in Philadelphia and Paris he moved to Buck’s County, Pennsylvania, where he became the leader of a colony of artists called the New Hope Impressionists. Redfield combined Monet and Van Gogh styles creating an original concept which brought him […]
Jacobs School #143
SC-131: In 1863 the Sussex County Levy Court formally approved the creation of a new school district to serve the needs of local citizens. A frame schoolhouse was built on this site on land provided by Thomas Jacobs, measuring twenty feet in width and thirty-two feet in length. A single teacher was responsible for teaching […]
Sudler House – Attawattacoquin
SC-71: A patent for 1200 acres called Attawattacoquin, upon which the house and outbuildings stand, was granted in 1684 by Charles Calvert, 3rd Baron Baltimore, 2nd Proprietor and 6th and 9th Proprietary Governor of Maryland, to Christopher Nutter, a government agent and Native American interpreter from Maryland. Attawattacoquin is an Algonquin Indian word meaning “Village […]
Bridgeville
RG# 7030 Bridgeville, whose settlement dates to the early eighteenth century, is the oldest community in western Sussex County. In 1730, a settlement formed here when a bridge was built over a branch of the Nanticoke called Bridge Branch, a name which the settlement also was known by. In 1810, its name was changed […]
Scrapple’s Ready
Do you smell it? Can you hear that? It’s the aroma of scrapple and the sound of apples crunching. Yup, it’s time for the apple scrapple festival in Bridgeville. To get ready for this event we had some wonderful ladies come in to see what we had on the town of Bridgeville. They were surprised that […]
