Lombardy Cemetery near Wilmington in New Castle County, Delaware — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Gunning Bedford, Jr.

Photographed by Beverly Pfingsten, November 22, 2008

1. Gunning Bedford, Jr. Marker

Inscription. 1747-1812. Member of Continental Congress and of Annapolis Convention. A framer of United States Constitution, which Delaware was first to ratify. Appointed First District Judge of Delaware by President Washington. Purchased this property 1793 as country home, naming it "Lombardy". Buried at Tenth and Market Streets, Wilmington. Reinterred 1921 at Masonic Home.

Erected 1933 by Historic Markers Commission. (Marker Number NC-6.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Government & Politics • Patriots & Patriotism. In addition, it is included in the Delaware Public Archives, and the Former U.S. Presidents: #01 George Washington series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1793.

Location. 39° 46.888′ N, 75° 32.713′ W. Marker is near Wilmington, Delaware, in New Castle County. It is in Lombardy Cemetery. It is on Concord Pike 0.2 miles north of Delaware Route 261, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1 Independence Mall, Wilmington DE 19803, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Philadelphia.

It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic

and on the Delmarva Peninsula.

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: Lombardy Hall (within shouting distance of this marker); Jewish Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Blue Ball Barn

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(approx. 0.3 miles away); The Blue Ball Milk House (approx. 0.4 miles away); The "Pink" Murphy House (approx. half a mile away); duPont Carillon Tower (approx. 0.6 miles away); Water Tower (approx. 0.7 miles away); Fairfax, Delaware (approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wilmington.

Also see . . . Gunning Bedford, Jr. - Biography. (Submitted on December 26, 2008, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.)

Gunning Bedford, Jr. Home image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Beverly Pfingsten, November 22, 2008

2. Gunning Bedford, Jr. Home

The Grave of Gunning Bedford, Jr. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), February 10, 2023

3. The Grave of Gunning Bedford, Jr.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 11, 2024. It was originally submitted on December 26, 2008, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 2,013 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 26, 2008, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. 3. submitted on February 11, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.