Forty Acres in Wilmington in New Castle County, Delaware — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Forty Acres
Photographed By Don Morfe, September 28, 2019
1. Forty Acres Marker
Inscription.
Forty Acres was established in 1864 as an early streetcar suburb of Wilmington. The area was once part of a larger land tract called Hope Farm. Joshua Heald purchased forty acres of the farm and developed the neighborhood and the first horse-drawn trolley line out of the city along Delaware Ave. The trolley depot known as the Car Barn was located on the site of the Trolley Square shopping center. Other community landmarks included the Hartmann and Fehrenbach Brewery, the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Station, the Logan House, and St. Ann’s Church and School. Forty Acres was designated as the state’s first Neighborhood Conservation District in 2004.
Forty Acres was established in 1864 as an early streetcar suburb of Wilmington. The area was once part of a larger land tract called Hope Farm. Joshua Heald purchased forty acres of the farm and developed the neighborhood and the first horse-drawn trolley line out of the city along Delaware Ave. The trolley depot known as the Car Barn was located on the site of the Trolley Square shopping center. Other community landmarks included the Hartmann & Fehrenbach Brewery, the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Station, the Logan House, and St. Ann’s Church and School. Forty Acres was designated as the state’s first Neighborhood Conservation District in 2004.
Erected 2018 by Delaware Public Archives. (Marker Number NCC-236.)
Location. 39° 45.492′ N, 75° 33.756′ W. Marker is in Wilmington, Delaware, in New Castle County. It is in Forty Acres. Marker is on Delaware Avenue. The marker is on the sidewalk in front of Kelly's Logan House Restaurant. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1701 Delaware Ave, Wilmington DE 19806, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 12, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 4, 2019, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 562 times since then and 83 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on October 4, 2019, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
