Fells Mill Historic District
NCC-233: Constructed in 1749, the area is home to one of the earliest mill sites on the Red Clay Creek. A three-story flour mill once served as the center of activity on the site, and was the location of Oliver Evans’ first automated flour mill operation. In 1790 his mill was the third invention patented […]
River Road
NCC-73: Portion of the early cart road laid out by Augustine Herrman, Lord of Bohemia Manor, to connect his Maryland estate with Appoquinimink Creek and the Town of New Castle. Known as “The Old Man’s Road”, this was one of the earliest links between the Delaware River and the Chesapeake Bay. Installed in 1949. Marker […]
Nazareth Methodist Church (M.E)
“Nazareth Methodist Church (M.E.) at New Castle. Captain Webb, a pensioned British officer, preached Methodism in New Castle about 1769. He preached in his uniform, his sword upon the pulpit and with a patch over his blind eye. Although the Court House was used for balls and all forms of amusements, its use was denied […]
Washington’s Earthworks
NCC-33: From September 4-9, 1777, approximately 11,000 men under the command of General George Washington encamped on the grounds of what later became Delcastle Technical High School. The American army occupied a strong defensive position on the east side of Red Clay Creek between Newport, Stanton, and Marshallton, and blocked the British army’s route to […]
New Castle & Frenchtown Railroad
Built 1832. One of first railroads in country. Extended from this point to Frenchtown on the Elk River. Important connecting link between the North and South. Absorbed by Delaware Railroad 1856. NCC-26. Installed in 1932. Marker Photo Gallery: Resources Related to New Castle, DE: Location: 2 Delaware Street, New Castle, DE 19720 Links to more […]
Van Dyke House
NCC-A5: Built around 1820 by Senator Nicholas Van Dyke. The marriage of Dorcas Van Dyke to Charles I. duPont took place here Oct. 6, 1824. At this wedding the Marquis de Lafayette was a guest, and gave the bride in marriage. Installed in 1932. Marker Photo Gallery: Resources Related to New Castle: Find a Grave: […]
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 […]
The Green or Market Plaine
NCC-028: Laid out by Petrus Stuyvesant, Dutch Governor, 1655. On this Green stood the old jail and gallows. Here were held the great fairs and weekly markets from early times. Installed in 1932. Sponsor: Historic Markers Commission, 1932 Marker Photo Gallery: Resources Related to New Castle, DE: Location: 30 Market Street, New Castle, DE 19720 […]
Broad Dyke
NC-22: Original dyke built by Dutch 1655. Centre of twelve mile circle marking top of Delaware, surveyed 1701, by Empson and Pusey. Installed in 1932. Marker Photo Gallery: Resources Related to New Castle: Location: New Castle Veterans Triangle, New Castle, DE 19720 Near 227 Chestnut Street, New Castle, DE 19720 Links to more resources:
New Castle Common
NCC-13: This land is part of a tract of one thousand acres set apart by William Penn in 1701 for the inhabitants of the town of New Castle. Trustees were appointed and incorporated by Penn’s heirs in 1764, whose successors still hold and manage the land. Installed in 1932. Reinstalled in 1968. Sponsors: Historic Markers […]
