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

Rockland Mill Village

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), October 30, 2021

1. Rockland Mill Village Marker

Inscription. The site of the Rockland Mill Village is one of the earliest and longest-functioning mill seats on the Brandywine. Grist milling commenced c.1724 and was replaced by a fulling and cotton mill c.1735. Paper was the primary product of the mill beginning in 1849 and the mill produced rag paper, fine book paper and tissue paper. The mill supported a population of 200 at its peak in 1880. The village that formed around the mill contained two churches, a hotel, a post office and twenty-eight company-owned houses in addition to the buildings on the mill complex. Operations ceased in 1973 when the mill was sold and developed into condominiums.

Erected 2016 by Delaware Public Archives. (Marker Number NC-224.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the Delaware Public Archives series list.

Location. 39° 47.818′ N, 75° 34.475′ W. Marker is in Rockland, Delaware, in New Castle County. It is on Rockland Road, on the left when traveling west. West of Rockland Falls Road and east of the Brandywine

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Creek. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Rockland Road, Rockland DE 19732, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater 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 walking distance of this marker: Pennington Bridge (within shouting distance of this marker); The History of Rockland Village (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Woodlawn Trustees, Inc. / William Poole Bancroft (about 500 feet away); Mount Lebanon United Methodist Church (approx. 0.4 miles away); Soda House (approx. 0.7 miles away); Lynn W. Williams - Pioneer of Preservation (approx. 0.8 miles away); Lorraine Fleming (approx. 0.8 miles away); Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours (approx. 0.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map

Rockland Mill and Village Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 28, 2021

2. Rockland Mill and Village Marker

of all markers in Rockland.

Photographed by Carl Gordon Moore Jr., January 20, 2019

3. Rockland Mill Village Marker

Rockland Mill image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 28, 2021

4. Rockland Mill

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 28, 2021

5. Rockland Mill

Rockland Mill Race Ruins image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 28, 2021

6. Rockland Mill Race Ruins

Brandywine Creek at left

Credits. This page was last revised on February 10, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 1, 2019, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. This page has been viewed 954 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on October 30, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 2. submitted on October 30, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 3. submitted on January 20, 2019, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. 4, 5, 6. submitted on October 30, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.