Little Creek Hundred in White River Estates in Sussex County, Delaware — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Phillips Landing and Harley G. Hastings
Photographed by Pete Skillman, April 26, 2024
1. Phillips Landing and Harley G. Hastings Marker
Inscription.
Phillips Landing and Harley G. Hastings. . Phillips Landing stands today as a valuable natural preserve and recreational area largely through the efforts of one man with a vision, Harley G. Hastings (1891-1969) of Bethel, Delaware. Throughout his life, Mr. Hastings maintained a deep love and true concern for the outdoors, together with a desire to allow future generations to enjoy the natural areas he knew and loved. A member of the Delaware Game and Fish Commission from 1939 to 1945, Mr. Hastings acquired the Phillips Landing property in 1945. He wanted to share this beautiful land with its great natural beauty and rich history. In 1960 he leased it without charge to the State of Delaware. This site, at the confluence of Broad Creek and Nanticoke River, is part of a tract of 137 acres of land which, in accordance with Mr. Hasting's wishes, was sold to the State of Delaware for a nominal sum after his death to be preserved for public use. Mr. Hastings Phillips Landing property is now part of the 4,500 acre Robert L. Graham Nanticoke River Wildlife Area. It continues to serve year after year as one of Delaware's most popular recreation areas.
Phillips Landing stands today as a valuable natural preserve and recreational area largely through the efforts of one man with a vision, Harley G. Hastings (1891-1969) of Bethel, Delaware. Throughout his life, Mr. Hastings maintained a deep love and true concern for the outdoors, together with a desire to allow future generations to enjoy the natural areas he knew and loved. A member of the Delaware Game and Fish Commission from 1939 to 1945, Mr. Hastings acquired the Phillips Landing property in 1945. He wanted to share this beautiful land with its great natural beauty and rich history. In 1960 he leased it without charge to the State of Delaware. This site, at the confluence of Broad Creek and Nanticoke River, is part of a tract of 137 acres of land which, in accordance with Mr. Hasting's wishes, was sold to the State of Delaware for a nominal sum after his death to be preserved for public use. Mr. Hastings Phillips Landing property is now part of the 4,500 acre Robert L. Graham Nanticoke River Wildlife Area. It continues to serve year after year as one of Delaware's most popular recreation areas.
Location. 38° 33.835′ N, 75° 40.333′ W. Marker is in White River Estates, Delaware, in Sussex County. It is in Little Creek Hundred. It is on Phillips Landing Road, in the median. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Phillips Landing Rd, Laurel DE 19956, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is 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, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, and the Antebellum South.
Another marker is no longer nearby. Cannon's Ferry (was approx. 2.6 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
Credits. This page was last revised on June 5, 2026. It was originally submitted on April 27, 2024, by Pete Skillman of Townsend, Delaware. This page has been viewed 189 times since then and 42 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on April 27, 2024, by Pete Skillman of Townsend, Delaware.
