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Odessa in New Castle County, Delaware — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Duncan Beard

 
 
Duncan Beard Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By William Pfingsten, August 17, 2008
1. Duncan Beard Marker
Inscription. Delaware clock-maker of great distinction and silversmith lived and labored here for about thirty years until his death in 1797. Was a prominent member of Old Drawyers Presbyterian Church. Made contract with State of Delaware in 1776 for manufacture of gun-locks.
 
Erected 1939 by Public Archives Commission. (Marker Number NC-72.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Churches & ReligionColonial EraIndustry & CommerceWar, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Delaware Public Archives series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1797.
 
Location. 39° 26.423′ N, 75° 38.633′ W. Marker is in Odessa, Delaware, in New Castle County. Marker is at the intersection of Old State Road (Delaware Route 299) and Taylor Bridge Road, on the right when traveling east on Old State Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Odessa DE 19730, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. The Corbit-Sharp House (approx. 1.2 miles away); The Tatman Office (approx. 1.3 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.3 miles away); Old St. Paul's Church (approx. 1˝ miles away); Odessa (approx.
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1.6 miles away); Appoquinimink Friends Meeting House (approx. 1.6 miles away); Old Drawyers Presbyterian Church (approx. 1.9 miles away); Former Site of the Alston and Hunn Farms (approx. 2.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Odessa.
 
Duncan Beard Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By William Pfingsten, August 17, 2008
2. Duncan Beard Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on December 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 20, 2008, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 2,196 times since then and 16 times this year. Last updated on November 27, 2023, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on August 20, 2008, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.

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