Blackbird Hundred in Townsend in New Castle County, Delaware — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Scott Church

Photographed by Bill Pfingsten, April 24, 2016

1. Scott Church Marker

Inscription. Scott Church and its congregation grew from a Sunday school that was started in Blackbird in 1886. By 1898, the church was incorporated and a site for the church was purchased. Construction began in 1899 and the church was dedicated on Sunday, September 17, 1899. The church was completed and furnished at a cost of $1,050. Scott Church is named after Cantwells Bridge native Levi Scott who was a bishop and circuit rider. After serving the community and its congregation for more than 100 years, the final regular service was held on June 29, 2003. In order to restore and preserve the site, the property was purchased by Elizabeth Reed McCain in 2013.

Erected 2015 by Delaware Public Archives. (Marker Number NC-220.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Delaware Public Archives series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1899.

Location. 39° 22.199′ N, 75° 39.686′ W. Marker is in Townsend, Delaware, in New Castle County. It is in Blackbird Hundred. It is on Blackbird Forest Road (Local Road 471) south of Dupont

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Parkway (U.S. 13), on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 123 Blackbird Forest Rd, Townsend DE 19734, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Delaware’s Southern New Castle County, in Greater Wilmington and in Greater Philadelphia.

It is 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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Blackbird School (District No. 69) (a few steps from this marker); Old Union Methodist Church (approx. 1.2 miles away); Townsend (approx. 2.4 miles away); Korean War Memorial (approx. 2.4 miles away); Townsend World War II Honor Roll (approx. 2.4 miles away); Vietnam War Memorial (approx. 2.4 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 2.6 miles away); Global War on Terrorism

Scott Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Pfingsten, April 24, 2016

2. Scott Church

(approx. 3.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Townsend.

Credits. This page was last revised on May 15, 2026. It was originally submitted on April 25, 2016, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 500 times since then and 22 times this year. Last updated on December 24, 2025, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 25, 2016, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.