Buttonwood School
NC-174: In 1919 a school was established in the Buttonwood Methodist Church to serve the needs of “colored” students in the growing neighborhood. The first teacher was James Matthew Coulbourne. In 1926 a new one-room school housing grades 1-8 was built here on land obtained from the Lukens Steel Company. Funding for construction was provided […]
Christiana Presbyterian Church
NC-173: originally installed in 2007. Known in its early days as the “Presbyterian Church at Christiana Bridge,” this congregation was organized in the 1730s. A church structure was built on this site soon after and a graveyard was established by the mid-18th century. Rev. Charles Tennent served as the first minister of the church, and […]
Salem United Methodist Church
NC-172: originally installed in 2007. The origin of Methodism in this part of Delaware can be traced to the early 1770s when a Methodist Society was organized and began meeting in the home of Isaac Hersey, a prominent farmer, and miller. Through the efforts of Hersey’s step-son William McIntire and others, the land on which […]
Marshallton
NC-171: originally installed in 2007. By 1767, Solomon Hersey was operating a merchant grist mill in this area along Red Clay Creek. The mill was purchased in 1835 by John Marshall. In the following year, he expanded the operation to rolling mills and the settlement that came to be known as Marshallton was established. The […]
Alexis I. duPont Middle School
NC-169: originally installed in 2007. The oldest portion of this structure was erected in 1893 to replace two smaller schools that were no longer adequate to serve the needs of local students. This building was constructed largely through the efforts of the duPont family, long-time supporters of public education in Delaware. It was named […]
St. Mary’s Church
NC-168: originally installed in 2007. This church was founded in 1858 and dedicated the same year by Bishop (now Saint) John N. Neumann of Philadelphia. Referred to at the time as a ‘model of beauty, simplicity, solidity, and economy,” the church represents an example of the Byzantine Revival architectural style. The principal founder and first […]
Site of Gilpin Mills
NC-166: originally installed in 2006. Along this curve of the Brandywine, two brothers, Joshua and Thomas Gilpin, established the first paper mill in Delaware in 1787. Their high-quality paper was handmade, one sheet at a time, from rags, carted up from nearby Wilmington. In 1795, Thomas Gilpin built a mansion overlooking the mills and called […]
The Delaware Continentals
NC-161: originally installed in 2007. On December 9, 1775, the Continental Congress resolved that a body of troops be raised in Delaware “for the defense of American liberty.” Commanded by Colonel John Haslet, the Delaware Regiment consisted of more than 500 battle-ready troops when they marched northward to join the Continental Army in August 1776. […]
St. John’s Lodge No. 2
NC-158: originally installed in 2006. First chartered by the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania as Lodge No. 33 on April 4, 1781. Early meetings were held alternately at Christiana Bridge and New Castle. This was one of four Lodges whose representatives gathered in Wilmington on June 6 and 7, 1806, to form the Grand Lodge of […]
Meeteer House
NC-151: originally installed in 2006. In the late 18th century a paper mill was established by Thomas Meeteer on the banks of nearby White Clay Creek. In later years Thomas was succeeded in business by his sons Samuel and William. The property on which this house stands was purchased by the brothers in 1816. It […]
