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Historical Markers and War Memorials
in Greater Philadelphia Region

 
By William Fischer, Jr., March 23, 2017
Grubb Family Burying Ground and Marker
1 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Arden, Brandywine Hundred — Grubb Family Burying Ground —
On Harvey Road north of The Sweep, on the right when traveling south.
2 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Arden, Brandywine Hundred — NCC-249 — Harvey Barn —
On Millers Road 0.1 miles north of The Mall, on the right when traveling north.
3 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Arden, Brandywine Hundred — NC-92 — Village of Arden —
On Harvey Road.
4 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Bear, New Castle Hundred — NCC-251 — Site of African Union Church and Cemetery —
On Bear Christiana Road, on the right when traveling north.
5 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Bear, Pencader Hundred — Address by President Abraham Lincoln —
Near Chesapeake City Rd.
6 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Bear, Pencader Hundred — Boswell Square —
On St. Andrews Road at Loch Lomond Street, on the right when traveling east on St. Andrews Road.
7 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Bear, Pencader Hundred — Delaware Medal of Honor Recipients and Those Who Died in Service Memorial Cenotaph —
Near Chesapeake City Rd.
8 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Bear, Pencader Hundred — Peter Geldof, Jr.: First Director of Delaware's Park System — Pioneer of Preservation —
Near Buck Jersey Road 1.2 miles south of Howell School Road, on the right when traveling east.
9 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Bear, Pencader Hundred — POW/MIA Chair of Honor — You Are Not Forgotten — All Gave Some • Some Gave All —
Near Chesapeake City Rd.
10 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Bear, Pencader Hundred — Sgt. James P. Connor Memorial Circle —
Near Chesapeake City Road 0.1 miles west of Summit Bridge Road (Delaware Route 71/896), on the right when traveling west.
11 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Bear, Pencader Hundred — NC-126 — Sgt. James P. Connor Memorial Circle —
Near Chesapeake City Road, on the right when traveling west.
12 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Bear, Pencader Hundred — The John Barbour Preserve — The Father of Scottish Literature
On East Scotland Drive just west of St. Andrews Road, on the right when traveling west. Reported missing.
13 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Bear, Pencader Hundred — Veterans Memorial —
Near Chesapeake City Road 0.1 miles west of Summit Ridge Road (Delaware Route 71/896), on the right when traveling west.
14 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Bellefonte, Brandywine Hundred — A pathway through the past —
Near Cauffiel Parkway south of Philadelphia Pike (Business U.S. 13), on the left when traveling south.
15 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Bellefonte, Brandywine Hundred — Bellevue Hosts Tennis Championships —
On Carr Road south of Bellevue Parkway, on the right when traveling north.
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16 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Bellefonte, Brandywine Hundred — NC-201 — Blue Rock Community Club —
On Brandywine Blvd., on the right when traveling north.
17 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Bellefonte, Brandywine Hundred — Charles A. Salkin — Delaware State Parks Pioneer of Preservation — Bellevue State Park —
Near Carr Road south of Bellevue Parkway, on the right when traveling south.
18 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Bellefonte, Brandywine Hundred — Kentucky Coffeetree — (Gymnocladus dioicus) —
Near Carr Road south of Bellevue Parkway, on the right when traveling south.
19 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Bellefonte, Brandywine Hundred — Margaret Osborne duPont —
Near Carr Road south of Bellevue Parkway, on the right when traveling south.
20 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Bellefonte, Brandywine Hundred — NCC-239 — Mount Pleasant Methodist Episcopal (ME) Church and Parsonage —
On Philadelphia Pike (Business U.S. 13).
21 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Bellefonte, Brandywine Hundred — Mount Pleasant Methodist Episcopal Cemetery —
Near Philadelphia Pike (Business U.S. 13) south of Bellevue Parkway, on the right when traveling south.
22 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Bellefonte, Brandywine Hundred — NC-170 — Mount Pleasant School —
Near Carr Rd 0.5 miles west of Philadelphia Pike.
23 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Bellefonte, Brandywine Hundred — The Cauffiel House and Estate — a country home on the river —
Near Cauffiel Parkway south of Philadelphia Pike (Business U.S. 13), on the left when traveling south.
24 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Bellefonte, Brandywine Hundred — William duPont, Jr. —
Near Carr Road south of Bellevue Parkway, on the right when traveling south.
25 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Bellefonte, Brandywine Hundred — World War I Memorial —
On Brandywine Boulevard just south of Lore Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
26 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Christiana, New Castle Hundred — John Lewden House — 107 East Main Street —
On East Main Street (Delaware Route 7) 0.2 miles north of Christiana Road ( Route 273), on the right when traveling north.
27 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Christiana, New Castle Hundred — NC-51 — Lafayette —
On East Main Street (Delaware Route 7), on the right when traveling west.
28 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Christiana, New Castle Hundred — NCC-231 — Last Mustering of the Delaware Continentals —
On East Main Street (Delaware Route 7), on the right when traveling west.
29 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Christiana, White Clay Creek Hundred — NC-173 — Christiana Presbyterian Church — American Presbyterian and Reformed Historical Site —
On Old Baltimore Pike (Delaware Route 7) near Route 7, on the right when traveling south.
30 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Christiana, White Clay Creek Hundred — NC-205 — Christiana Public School #111-C —
On N. Old Baltimore Pike (Delaware Route 7), on the right when traveling north.
31 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Christiana, White Clay Creek Hundred — NC-98 — Christiana United Methodist Church —
On W. Main Street, on the right when traveling west.
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32 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Christiana, White Clay Creek Hundred — NC-184 — Old Fort Union American Methodist Episcopal Church —
On N. Old Baltimore Pike (Delaware Route 7) at Bayard Street, on the left when traveling north on N. Old Baltimore Pike.
33 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Christiana, White Clay Creek Hundred — NC-52 — Samuel Patterson —
On West Main Street just north of Flanders Way, on the right when traveling west.
34 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Christiana, White Clay Creek Hundred — NCC-A12 — Talbot's Fort —
On Christiana Bypass (Delaware Route 273) just west of Brown's Lane.
35 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Christiana, White Clay Creek Hundred — Village of Christiana —
On W. Main Street, on the right when traveling east.
36 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Claymont, Brandywine Hundred — NC-176 — Archmere —
On Philadelphia Pike, on the right when traveling north.
37 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Claymont, Brandywine Hundred — NC-123 — Church of the Ascension —
On Philadelphia Pike 0.1 miles north of Darley Road.
38 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Claymont, Brandywine Hundred — NC-105 — Claymont Stone School —
On Philadelphia Pike (U.S. 13) at Darley Road, on the right when traveling south on Philadelphia Pike.
39 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Claymont, Brandywine Hundred — NC-192 — Grubb/Worth Mansion —
On Philadelphia Pike (Business U.S. 13), on the right when traveling north.
40 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Claymont, Brandywine Hundred — NC-162 — Hickman Row —
On Hickman Road (Delaware Route 491), on the right when traveling north.
41 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Claymont, Brandywine Hundred — In Honor of All Veterans —
On Governor Printz Boulevard (U.S. 13) east of Philadelphia Pike (Business U.S. 13), in the median.
42 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Claymont, Brandywine Hundred — Mother Catherine Rosarii —
On Philadelphia Pike (Business U.S. 13) north of Princeton Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
43 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Claymont, Brandywine Hundred — NC-99 — Old Claymont High School —
On Green Street at Lawson Street, on the right when traveling south on Green Street.
44 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Claymont, Brandywine Hundred — NC-160 — Robinson House —
Near Philadelphia Pike at Naamans Road.
45 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Claymont, Brandywine Hundred — NC-91 — The Darley House —
On Philadelphia Pike (U.S. 13) at Darley Road, on the left when traveling north on Philadelphia Pike.
46 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Claymont, Brandywine Hundred — The Guardian of Defenders Memorial —
On Philadelphia Pike (Business U.S. 13).
47 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Claymont, Brandywine Hundred — NC-177 — The Patio —
Near Philadelphia Pike.
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48 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Claymont, Brandywine Hundred — World War II Memorial — Worthland — 🦅 —
On Balfour Avenue at Alcott Avenue, on the left when traveling north on Balfour Avenue.
49 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Delaware City, Red Lion Hundred — "Old Fire Bell" —
On Madison Street just south of 5th Street ( Route 9), on the left when traveling south.
50 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Delaware City, Red Lion Hundred — NCC-229 — African Union Church Cemetery —
Near 5th Street (Route 9) at 7th Street, on the right when traveling east.
51 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Delaware City, Red Lion Hundred — Batteries Hentig and Dodd — The 1890s modernization continued
On Park pathway. Reported missing.
52 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Delaware City, Red Lion Hundred — Building the C&D Canal —
On Clinton Street 0.1 miles south of Harbor Street when traveling south.
53 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Delaware City, Red Lion Hundred — Chapel — Fort DuPont —
On New Castle Avenue north of Route 9, on the right when traveling south.
54 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Delaware City, Red Lion Hundred — Chelsea —
On 5th Street, on the right when traveling north.
55 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Delaware City, Red Lion Hundred — NC-100 — Christ Episcopal Church — Delaware City —
On Clinton Street at Third Street, on the right when traveling south on Clinton Street.
56 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Delaware City, Red Lion Hundred — City of Delaware City Veteran's Point
On Harbor Street just west of Clinton Street, on the right when traveling west. Reported permanently removed.
57 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Delaware City, Red Lion Hundred — Coastal Defense Forts —
On Clinton Street at Harbor Street, on the right when traveling north on Clinton Street.
58 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Delaware City, Red Lion Hundred — Collins-Blackburn Memorial Building —
On Madison Street 0.2 miles south of 5th Street ( Route 9), on the right when traveling south.
59 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Delaware City, Red Lion Hundred — Commanding Officer Quarters — Fort DuPont — Shaped by History and Anchored in Nature —
On New Castle Avenue.
60 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Delaware City, Red Lion Hundred — Constructed by First Engineers — 1933 —
On Sussex Avenue just east of Wingate Road, on the right when traveling west.
61 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Delaware City, Red Lion Hundred — Delaware City Fire Company — In Memory of Our Members —
On 5th Street.
62 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Delaware City, Red Lion Hundred — Delaware City Fire Company — Fireboat One-Five — Brief History of the Delaware City Fire Company River Rescue Division —
On Canal Street at Hamilton Street, on the right when traveling north on Canal Street.
63 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Delaware City, Red Lion Hundred — NC-97 — Delaware City School No. 118C —
Near Madison Street 0.3 miles south of 5th Street.
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64 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Delaware City, Red Lion Hundred — NCC-258 — Equal Suffrage Study Club —
On Michael N. Castle Trail 0.3 miles south of 5th Street ( Route 9), on the right when traveling north.
65 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Delaware City, Red Lion Hundred — Fishing, Hunting & Trapping —
On Clinton Street 0.1 miles north of Front Street, on the right when traveling north.
66 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Delaware City, Red Lion Hundred — Floated Across The River — Fort Dupont — Shaped by History and Anchored in Nature —
On Officers Row 0.1 miles west of Wingate Road, on the right when traveling west.
67 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Delaware City, Red Lion Hundred — NCC-256 — Fort Delaware —
On Clinton Street, on the right when traveling east.
68 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Delaware City, Red Lion Hundred — NCC-227 — Fort DuPont —
On Delaware Route 9 at New Castle Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Delaware Route 9.
69 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Delaware City, Red Lion Hundred — Fort DuPont World War II Memorial
On Sussex Avenue. Reported permanently removed.
70 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Delaware City, Red Lion Hundred — Gun Embrasure — A window for cannon fire. —
Near Park pathway.
71 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Delaware City, Red Lion Hundred — Heronry on Pea Patch Island —
On Clinton Street at Harbor Street, on the left when traveling north on Clinton Street.
72 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Delaware City, Red Lion Hundred — Historic Delaware City —
On Clinton Street.
73 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Delaware City, Red Lion Hundred — In Memory of W. Emerson Wilson — 1908 - 1982 —
Near Park pathway.
74 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Delaware City, Red Lion Hundred — Leah Roedel: First Lady of Parks — Pioneer of Preservation —
On Wilmington Avenue 0.2 miles north of Exchange Road, on the right when traveling north.
75 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Delaware City, Red Lion Hundred — Michelle N. Smith Bridge — C & D Branch Canal — Delaware City —
On 5th Street (Delaware Route 9) at Canal Street, on the right when traveling north on 5th Street.
76 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Delaware City, Red Lion Hundred — Officers Row — Fort DuPont — Shaped by History and Anchored in Nature —
On Sussex Avenue.
77 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Delaware City, Red Lion Hundred — NC-178 — Old Delaware City Public School —
On Clinton Street, on the right when traveling north.
78 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Delaware City, Red Lion Hundred — Parade Grounds — Fort DuPont — Shaped by History & Anchored in Nature —
On Sussex Avenue.
79 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Delaware City, Red Lion Hundred — Pea Patch Island —
On Park pathway.
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80 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Delaware City, Red Lion Hundred — Polktown, Delaware — Circa 1835 — African Union Church Cemetery —
Near Michael N. Castle Trail 0.4 miles south of 5th Street ( Route 9), on the right when traveling south.
81 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Delaware City, Red Lion Hundred — Polktown's Cemetery Rediscovered — African Union Church Cemetery —
Near Michael N. Castle Trail.
82 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Delaware City, Red Lion Hundred — Post Exchange — Fort DuPont — Shaped by History and Anchored in Nature —
On Sussex Avenue.
83 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Delaware City, Red Lion Hundred — Post Headquarters — Fort DuPont — Shaped by History and Anchored in Nature —
On Sussex Avenue.
84 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Delaware City, Red Lion Hundred — Power Station — Back-up electric plant for the fort. —
Near Park pathway.
85 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Delaware City, Red Lion Hundred — Sailing on the C&D Canal —
On Clinton Street at Harbor Street, on the right when traveling north on Clinton Street.
86 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Delaware City, Red Lion Hundred — Sally Port — Main entrance to the fort. —
Near Park pathway.
87 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Delaware City, Red Lion Hundred — Small But Mighty —
On Clinton Street at Harbor Street, on the right when traveling north on Clinton Street.
88 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Delaware City, Red Lion Hundred — The Diving Bell —
On Clinton Street, on the right when traveling north.
89 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Delaware City, Red Lion Hundred — The Lock at Delaware City —
On Clinton Street 0.1 miles north of Front Street, on the right when traveling north.
90 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Delaware City, Red Lion Hundred — Theatre — Fort Dupont — Shaped by History and Anchored in Nature —
On Sussex Avenue just east of Wingate Road, on the right when traveling west.
91 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Delaware City, Red Lion Hundred — United States Colored Troops in this Cemetery — African Union Church Cemetery —
Near 5th Street (Delaware Route 9) at 7th Street, on the right when traveling east.
92 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Delaware City, Red Lion Hundred — Veteran's Point —
Near Clinton Street.
93 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Delaware City, Red Lion Hundred — Waterfront at Delaware City —
On Clinton Street at Harbor Street, on the right when traveling north on Clinton Street.
94 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Delaware City, Red Lion Hundred — Who is Buried Here? — African Union Church Cemetery —
Near 5th Street (Delaware Route 9) at 7th Street, on the right when traveling east.
95 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Edgemoor, Brandywine Hundred — Natural history of the Delaware Estuary —
On Lighthouse Road 1 mile Ellerslie Road.
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96 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Edgemoor, Brandywine Hundred — Timeline of the Delaware River —
On Lighthouse Road 0.7 miles north of Edgemoor Road.
97 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Elsmere, Christiana Hundred — NC-199 — The "Annie Oakleys": First Female Prison Guards in the United States —
On Greenbank Rd 0.1 miles west of Albertson Dr., on the right when traveling east.
98 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Elsmere, Christiana Hundred — NC-161 — The Delaware Continentals —
On Newport Gap Pike (Delaware Route 62) 0.7 miles south of Kirkwood Highway ( Route 2), on the right when traveling north.
99 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Elsmere, Christiana Hundred — Veterans Memorial —
On Spruce Avenue 0.1 miles north of Kirkwood Highway ( Route 2), on the left when traveling south.
100 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Glasgow, Pencader Hundred — NC-142 — Aiken's Tavern Historic District —
On Glasgow Avenue (Old Delaware Route 896) 0.1 miles north of Pulaski Highway (U.S. 40), on the right when traveling north.

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