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

The Wedge

Photographed by Pete Skillman, March 16, 2024

1. The Wedge Marker

Inscription. Created from the difficulty in surveying the twelve-mile circle tangent point and the Tangent Line defined by Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon, this land between the State of Maryland and the Delaware curve is a wedge-shaped tract that was claimed by Pennsylvania but governed by Delaware for more than a century. A joint commission appointed in 1889 from both states awarded it to Delaware. This decision was ratified by Pennsylvania in 1897, with Delaware and the United States Congress following suit in 1921.

Erected 2022 by Delaware Public Archives. (Marker Number NCC-37.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Political Subdivisions. In addition, it is included in the Delaware Public Archives series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1921.

Location. 39° 41.625′ N, 75° 47.103′ W. Marker is near Newark, Delaware, in New Castle County. It is on Nottingham Road, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1100 Nottingham Rd, Newark DE 19711, 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

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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Revolutionary War Patriots in Head of Christiana Cemetery (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Head of Christiana Presbyterian Church

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(approx. 0.2 miles away); New London Avenue School (approx. 1.3 miles away); Newark's New London Community (approx. 1.4 miles away); Mt. Zion Union American Methodist Episcopal (UAME) Church (approx. 1½ miles away); St. John African Methodist Church (approx. 1½ miles away); Forgotten Heroes (approx. 1½ miles away); New London Road Community (approx. 1½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Newark.

Photographed by Pete Skillman, March 16, 2024

2. The Wedge Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on March 27, 2024. It was originally submitted on March 16, 2024, by Pete Skillman of Townsend, Delaware. This page has been viewed 439 times since then and 60 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 16, 2024, by Pete Skillman of Townsend, Delaware. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.