Northwest Fork Hundred in Bridgeville in Sussex County, Delaware — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Bridgeville, Delaware
Photographed by Mike Stroud, October 18, 2011
1. Bridgeville, Delaware Marker
by
Christopher Nutter
Through a land grant from Charles Calvert,
The third Lord Baron of Baltimore
Originally referred to as
"Attawattacoquin"
Later known as
"Bridge Branch"
until January 3, 1871, thereafter named
"Bridgeville"
and was incorporated on March 29, 1871
The Bridge Bicentennial Committee presents
this memorial garden to the town of Bridgeville
on July 4, 1976, in commemoration of our nations
200th Anniversary
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical date for this entry is January 3, 1871.
Location. 38° 44.655′ N, 75° 35.946′ W. Marker is in Bridgeville, Delaware, in Sussex County. It is in Northwest Fork Hundred. It is on North Main Street (Business Delaware Route 404) near Market Street, on the right when traveling north. Located at Bridgeville Town Hall. 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 (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Edward Redfield (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named Sudler House (approx. 0.2 miles away);
this page online
Another marker is no longer nearby. Sudler House (was approx. 0.2 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
Photographed by Mike Stroud, October 18, 2011
2. Bridgeville, Delaware Marker
Photographed by Mike Stroud, October 18, 2011
3. Bridgeville, Delaware Marker and Town Hall
Credits. This page was last revised on June 5, 2026. It was originally submitted on December 4, 2011, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,423 times since then and 43 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 6, 2011, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.
