Northwest Fork Hundred in Bridgeville in Sussex County, Delaware — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Edward Redfield

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), October 12, 2025

1. Edward Redfield Marker

Inscription. Landscape painter Edward Willis Redfield was born near Bridgeville, Delaware on December 19, 1869. After studying in Philadelphia and Paris he moved to Buck’s County, Pennsylvania, where he became leader of a colony of artists called the New Hope Impressionists. Redfield combined Monet and Van Gogh styles creating an original concept which brought him recognition throughout his life. In modified Impressionist style, he did many landscapes with thick paint applied to large canvases with long brush strokes. As an ‘en plein aire’ painter, he often worked outdoors, sometimes with his canvas strapped to a tree. Redfield often finished large canvases in a day. In 1902 he began his annual summers in Maine and from that time forward, the coast provided subjects second only to the artist’s beloved Delaware River landscapes, including his classic panoramic winter scene “Late Afternoon”. He died in 1965 in Center Bridge, Pennsylvania.

Erected 2006 by Delaware Public Archives. (Marker Number SC-200.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Arts, Letters, Music. In addition, it is included in the Delaware Public Archives series list. A significant historical month for this entry is December 1750.

Location. 38° 44.55′ N, 75° 36.061′ W.

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Marker is in Bridgeville, Delaware, in Sussex County. It is in Northwest Fork Hundred. It is at the intersection of Delaware Avenue and Williams Street, on the right on Delaware Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Bridgeville DE 19933, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is 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,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Old Bridgeville Firehouse (within shouting distance of this marker); Bridgeville, Delaware (approx. 0.2 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named Sudler House (approx. 0.3 miles away); Jack Lewis (approx. 0.4 miles away); Elizabeth Smith-Cornish (approx. half a mile away); Phillis Wheatley School (approx. 0.6 miles away); Site of Jacobs School #143 (approx. 1.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bridgeville.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Sudler House (was approx. 0.3 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Also see . . .
1. Edward Willis Redfield - Wikipedia. (Submitted on December 2, 2010, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.)
2. Images of Edward Redfield's Artwork. (Submitted on December 2, 2010, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.)

Photographed by Beverly Pfingsten, November 12, 2010

2. Edward Redfield Marker

This is a photo of the marker before the QR code was added.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), October 12, 2025

3. Edward Redfield Marker

Edward Redfield Marker looking east at the intersection of Delaware Avenue and Williams Street image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, 20

4. Edward Redfield Marker looking east at the intersection of Delaware Avenue and Williams Street

This is a photo of the marker before the QR code was added.

Marker is in Historical Society Park image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Beverly Pfingsten, November 12, 2010

5. Marker is in Historical Society Park

Credits. This page was last revised on June 5, 2026. It was originally submitted on December 2, 2010, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,297 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on October 12, 2025, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 2. submitted on December 2, 2010, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. 3. submitted on October 12, 2025, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 4. submitted on October 25, 2011, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 5. submitted on December 2, 2010, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.