Saint George's Hundred near Middletown in New Castle County, Delaware — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Commodore Thomas Macdonough

Photographed by William Pfingsten, August 10, 2008

1. Commodore Thomas Macdonough Marker

Inscription. Early home of Commodore Thomas Macdonough. Hero of Battle of Lake Champlain 1814. Born 1783. Died 1825. Commodore 1813. Assisted Commodore Decatur in capturing and burning the "Philadelphia" off the coast of Tripoli, 1804. Original name of village "The Trap," changed to "Macdonough" 1814. His parents lie in old burying ground nearby.

Erected 1966 by Public Archives Commission. (Marker Number NC-16.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War of 1812 • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the Delaware Public Archives series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1814.

Location. 39° 29.467′ N, 75° 39.018′ W. Marker is near Middletown, Delaware, in New Castle County. It is in Saint George's Hundred. It is on US 13 half a mile south of Del. 896, on the right when traveling south. Marker in in the community of McDonough. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Middletown DE 19709, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Delaware’s Southern New Castle County, in Greater

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Wilmington and in Greater Philadelphia.

It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic,

on the Delmarva Peninsula,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: McDonough Burial Ground (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Asbury Cemetery (approx. 1.1 miles away); Old Drawyers Presbyterian Church (approx. 1.7 miles away); Breeds of Dairy Cattle (approx. 2.1 miles away); You Are Not Forgotten (approx. 2.3 miles away); 209 North Sixth Street (approx. 2.3 miles away); Old St. Paul's Church (approx. 2.4 miles away); Appoquinimink Friends Meeting House (approx. 2.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Middletown.

Also see . . . Captain Thomas Macdonough. (Submitted on August 15, 2008, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.)

Commodore Thomas Macdonough Home? image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Pfingsten, August 10, 2008

2. Commodore Thomas Macdonough Home?

This is the house near the marker. There is no identification to indicate that it is Macdonough's home.

Thomas MacDonough image. Click for full size.

3. Thomas MacDonough

From The Story of the United States Navy; for Boys by Benson John Lossing, 1881, Page 209.

Credits. This page was last revised on May 20, 2026. It was originally submitted on August 15, 2008, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 2,674 times since then and 36 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 15, 2008, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. 3. submitted on August 23, 2023, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland.

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