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

Newark Union

Photographed by Pete Skillman, November 5, 2024

1. Newark Union Marker

Inscription.
Successor to Newark Monthly Meeting of Friends. Established about 1682. Early meetings held at Morgan Dewit's and at Valentine Hollingsworth's. Named from plantation called New Wark or New Worke patented to Hollingsworth, who in 1687 donated one-half acre for a burying place, "being some already buryed in ye spot".

Erected 1933 by Historic Markers Commission. (Marker Number NC-5.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Delaware Public Archives, and the Quakerism series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1682.

Location. 39° 47.074′ N, 75° 30.798′ W. Marker is near Wilmington, Delaware, in New Castle County. It is at the intersection of Newark Union Road and Baynard Boulevard, on the right when traveling south on Newark Union Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2 Newark Union Rd, Wilmington DE 19803, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Philadelphia.

It is

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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: Newark Union Church (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Newark Union Church and Cemetery (about 500 feet away); Revolutionary War Veterans (about 600 feet away); Valentine Hollingsworth (about 600 feet away); Prominent Families of Brandywine Hundred (about 600 feet away); Veterans in the Newark Union Cemetery (about 700 feet away); Revolutionary War Patriots in New Ark Union Cemetery (about 800 feet away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wilmington.

Newark Union Marker - wide view image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Pete Skillman, November 5, 2024

2. Newark Union Marker - wide view

Credits. This page was last revised on March 18, 2026. It was originally submitted on November 5, 2024, by Pete Skillman of Townsend, Delaware. This page has been viewed 125 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 5, 2024, by Pete Skillman of Townsend, Delaware.