101 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Port Penn, Saint George's Hundred — Casper-Eaton House —

Casper-Eaton House is listed in the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior c. 1860 — — Map (db m275920) HM

102 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Port Penn, Saint George's Hundred — Commodore's House — 2 North Congress Street — Port Penn Historic District —

Commodore's House is listed in the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior c. 1930 — — Map (db m174842) HM

103 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Port Penn, Saint George's Hundred — Eaton-Flemming House —

Eaton-Flemming House is listed in the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior c. 1914 — — Map (db m275944) HM

104 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Port Penn, Saint George's Hundred — Edwin Zacheis House —

Edwin Zacheis House is listed in the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior c. Mid-19th Century — — Map (db m275933) HM

105 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Port Penn, Saint George's Hundred — Floating Cabins and Skinning Shacks — Symbols of the Marsh — Reported unreadable

The European Markets Port Penn once figured prominently in world markets. As the supply of beaver fur in the American West declined, European demand for quality fur remained high. Toward the end of the 19th century, . . . — — Map (db m10435) HM

106 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Port Penn, Saint George's Hundred — George Swartz House —

George Swartz House is listed in the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior c. 3rd Qtr 19th Century — — Map (db m275943) HM

107 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Port Penn, Saint George's Hundred — Higgins-Eaton House —

Higgins-Eaton House is listed in the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior c. Late-19th Century — — Map (db m275948) HM

108 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Port Penn, Saint George's Hundred — Hugh Fleming House & Store —

. . . — — Map (db m275955) HM

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109 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Port Penn, Saint George's Hundred — Joseph Alexander House & Store —

Joseph Alexander House & Store is listed in the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior c. 1790 — — Map (db m275963) HM

110 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Port Penn, Saint George's Hundred — 4 — Market Square — Local Trade — The Village of Port Penn —

The Presbyterian Church, on the opposite corner across the intersection, now occupies the site originally intended as Port Penn's market square. Dr. David Stewart, Sr., believed to be the founder of Port Penn, envisioned a central market similar . . . — — Map (db m10395) HM

111 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Port Penn, Saint George's Hundred — Mary Porter Darrach House — 1 South Congress Street — Port Penn Historic District —

Mary Porter Darrach House is listed in the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior c. 1830 — — Map (db m174843) HM

112 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Port Penn, Saint George's Hundred — Mary Stewart-Cox House — 6 Market Street — Port Penn Historic District —

Mary Stewart-Cox House is listed in the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior c. 1792 — — Map (db m174827) HM

113 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Port Penn, Saint George's Hundred — McMullin House — 11 Market Street — Port Penn Historic District —

McMullin House is listed in the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior c. 1840 — — Map (db m174834) HM

114 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Port Penn, Saint George's Hundred — McNally House —

McNally House is listed in the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior c. 1870 — — Map (db m275929) HM

115 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Port Penn, Saint George's Hundred — O. Webb Double House — 10 South Congress Street — Port Penn Historic District —

O. Webb Double House is listed in the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior c. Mid-19th Century — — Map (db m174839) HM

116 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Port Penn, Saint George's Hundred — NC-131 — Port Penn Front Range Light —

In 1875, Congress approved funding to build several lighthouses along this segment of the Delaware River. This site was purchased in April 1876, and by December the Port Penn Front Range Light was completed. Constructed under the direction of the . . . — — Map (db m10536) HM

117 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Port Penn, Saint George's Hundred — Port Penn Presbyterian Church — 8 Market Street — Port Penn Historic District —

Port Penn Presbyterian Church is listed in the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior c. 1856 — — Map (db m174825) HM

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118 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Port Penn, Saint George's Hundred — Port Penn Schoolhouse — Symbol of the Community — Reported permanently removed

Built in 1856, this schoolhouse served to educate Port Penn's children until 1961. Now a State Parks interpretive center, it continues to teach people about the Port Penn community. Eight grades of students attended classes in the two rooms . . . — — Map (db m10430) HM

119 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Port Penn, Saint George's Hundred — 1 — Port Penn Schoolhouse — Symbol of the Community — The Village of Port Penn —

Eight grades of students attended classes in the two rooms of this school. The schoolhouse had a coal stove, outdoor privy and a well. Because of segregation, Port Penn's African-American children were educated in a separate school on Port Penn . . . — — Map (db m189353) HM

120 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Port Penn, Saint George's Hundred — Reedy Island Barracks —

Reedy Island Barracks is listed in the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior c. 1880 — — Map (db m275919) HM

121 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Port Penn, Saint George's Hundred — Reedy Island Officers House —

Reedy Island Officers House is listed in the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior c. 1880 — — Map (db m275917) HM

122 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Port Penn, Saint George's Hundred — Samuel and Ida Eaton House —

Samuel and Ida Eaton House is listed in the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior c. 1884 — — Map (db m275940) HM

123 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Port Penn, Saint George's Hundred — Samuel Carpenter House — 5 Market Street — Port Penn Historic District —

Samuel Carpenter House is listed in the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior c. Early-19th Century — — Map (db m174832) HM

124 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Port Penn, Saint George's Hundred — Samuel Kershaw House — 100 West Merchant Street — Port Penn Historic District —

Samuel Kershaw House is listed in the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior c. 1905 — — Map (db m174836) HM

125 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Port Penn, Saint George's Hundred — Shelby Collins House — 102 West Merchant Street — Port Penn Historic District —

Shelby Collins House is listed in the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior c. 1905 — — Map (db m174837) HM

126 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Port Penn, Saint George's Hundred — Site of Harper Carey Store — 11 Market Street — Port Penn Historic District —

Site of Harper Carey Store is listed in the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior c. Early-20th Century — — Map (db m174835) HM

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127 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Port Penn, Saint George's Hundred — Site of Margaret Darrach House — 9 Market Street — Port Penn Historic District —

Site of Margaret Stewart Darrach House is listed in the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior c. 1730 — — Map (db m174826) HM

128 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Port Penn, Saint George's Hundred — Site of Zacheis Cannery —

Site of Zacheis Cannery is listed in the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior c. Early-20th Century — — Map (db m275915) HM

129 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Port Penn, Saint George's Hundred — 2 — The Cannery Lot — Opportunity from Change — The Village of Port Penn —

The W.B. & J.S. Zacheis, Inc. cannery operation stood across the street from the schoolhouse from the early 1900s until after World War II. When the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal and the railroad diverted most commercial shipping away from the . . . — — Map (db m10396) HM

130 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Port Penn, Saint George's Hundred — The Cleaver House — At the Crossroads of Commerce —

In 1834, Joseph Cleaver built this house near the river and what was then the region's biggest port. He called it Linden Hall. As one of Port Penn's best-known merchants, he hoped to dominate the trade between the Delaware River and the farmlands . . . — — Map (db m10388) HM

131 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Port Penn, Saint George's Hundred — The Higgins House —

The Higgins House is listed in the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior c. 1874 — — Map (db m275951) HM

132 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Port Penn, Saint George's Hundred — 6 — The Hubbs House — Architectural Statement — The Village of Port Penn —

This house was ordered by mail and delivered in pieces by railroad to Delaware City and then brought to Port Penn by wagon. Houses could be ordered from Sears, Roebuck and Company, Montgomery Ward, and other sources. During the growth of mass . . . — — Map (db m10391) HM

133 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Port Penn, Saint George's Hundred — 3 — The Stewart House — Visions of Growth — The Village of Port Penn —

The Stewart House built in the mid-1700's, was owned by at least six generations of the family. David Stewart, Sr., credited with founding Port Penn, planned for the town to become a shipping port that could compete with the firmly established . . . — — Map (db m10392) HM

134 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Port Penn, Saint George's Hundred — Thomas Cleaver House — 7 Market Street — Port Penn Historic District —

Thomas Cleaver House is listed in the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior c. Mid-19th Century — — Map (db m174833) HM

135 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Port Penn, Saint George's Hundred — Thomas Price House — 9 South Congress Street — Port Penn Historic District —

Thomas Price House is listed in the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior c. Mid-19th Century — — Map (db m174838) HM

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136 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Port Penn, Saint George's Hundred — Thomas Price House —

Thomas Price House is listed in the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior c. Mid-19th Century — — Map (db m275956) HM

137 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Port Penn, Saint George's Hundred — NCC-241 — Village of Port Penn —

Port Penn’s name is attributed to a visit that William Penn made to the area in 1682. Dr. David Stewart founded Port Penn in the 1760s and laid out the town in a grid pattern. A protected deep water harbor and access to an active peach and grain . . . — — Map (db m140576) HM

138 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Port Penn, Saint George's Hundred — W.C. Webb House —

W.C. Webb House is listed in the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior c. Mid-19th Century — — Map (db m275954) HM

139 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Port Penn, Saint George's Hundred — W.H. Miller House — 3 South Congress Street — Port Penn Historic District —

W.H. Miller House is listed in the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior c. Late-19th Century — — Map (db m174840) HM

140 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Port Penn, Saint George's Hundred — W.H. Miller Rental Property — 5 South Congress Street — Port Penn Historic District —

W.H. Miller Rental Property is listed in the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior c. Mid-19th Century — — Map (db m174841) HM

141 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Port Penn, Saint George's Hundred — Webb-Jefferson House — 3 Market Street — Port Penn Historic District —

Webb-Jefferson House is listed in the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior c. 1830-1850 — — Map (db m174831) HM

142 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Port Penn, Saint George's Hundred — Wetland Ways — Bob Beck: Preserver of Port Penn Traditions —

Port Penn is a community connected to its wetland landscape. Seasonal changes bring about changes in the lifestyles of Port Penners themselves. Autumn waterfowl hunting and winter muskrat trapping lead into spring shad runs and summer sturgeon . . . — — Map (db m10438) HM

143 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Port Penn, Saint George's Hundred — Wild-Cleaver House — 4 Stewart Street — Port Penn Historic District —

Wild-Cleaver House is listed in the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior c. 1792 — — Map (db m174824) HM

144 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Port Penn, Saint George's Hundred — William Eaton House —

William Eaton House is listed in the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior c. 1849-1861 — — Map (db m275952) HM

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145 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Smyrna, Blackbird Hundred — NC-89 — Clearfield Farm —

Built in the mid-eighteenth century by Captain David Clark, Clearfield Farm was the home of his grandson John Clark (1761 -1821), Governor of Delaware from 1817 -1820. John Clark served as Colonel in the Delaware Militia and as Justice of the Peace . . . — — Map (db m69112) HM

146 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Smyrna, Blackbird Hundred — KC-1 — Duck Creek Hundred —

Originally embraced all lands south of Duck Creek and north of Leipsic Creek from Delaware River to Maryland line. In 1869 western half of hundred was detached and joined to western half of Little Creek Hundred to form Kenton Hundred. — — Map (db m243081) HM

147 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Townsend, Appoquinimink Hundred — Global War on Terrorism —

This memorial stands as a symbol of America's honor and recognition of the men and women who served and sacrificed their lives in the Global War on Terrorism. Following the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, many of our service . . . — — Map (db m245068) WM

148 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Townsend, Appoquinimink Hundred — Korean War Memorial — "Freedom is not free" — June 25, 1950 - July 27, 1953 —

In memory of all who served with courage, strength and grace When our nations young men and women made the commitment to defend a 'nation they never knew, and a people they never met.' M.I.A. 8,177 K.I.A. 54,246 We will . . . — — Map (db m174541) WM

149 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Townsend, Appoquinimink Hundred — NC-117 — Old Union Methodist Church —

A log church was built here in 1789 on land donated by Joseph Dickinson. The church was named "Dickinson's Chapel" in his honor. Francis Asbury and many other pioneers of American Methodism conducted services here. Levi Scott, a native of this area . . . — — Map (db m10608) HM

150 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Townsend, Appoquinimink Hundred — NC-144A — Sgt. William Lloyd Nelson — Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient —

William Lloyd Nelson was born near Dover, Delaware, on February 22, 1918. He was the son of J. Clarence and Carrie Phillips Nelson. Following his family's move to a farm near Middletown, he was educated in the public schools of the community. He . . . — — Map (db m245058) HM

151 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Townsend, Appoquinimink Hundred — NC-186 — Townsend —

A community of free African Americans, known as Charley Town, was located here by the mid-19th century. Between 1845 and 1855 brothers Samuel and John Townsend purchased several large tracts of farmland in the vicinity. The Delaware Railroad arrived . . . — — Map (db m141455) HM

152 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Townsend, Appoquinimink Hundred — Townsend World War II Honor Roll —

★ Killed in Action ★ William W. Blackburn • J. Spencer Buckson, Jr. • Donald C. Caulk • JOseph C. Guessford • Byard S. Henderson • J. Liston McClain, Jr. • William H. Peel • Ralph L. Webber Allen, William H. • . . . — — Map (db m174536) WM

153 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Townsend, Appoquinimink Hundred — Veterans Memorial —

To all veterans, past, present, future — — Map (db m174532) WM

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154 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Townsend, Appoquinimink Hundred — VFW Post 3792 Memorial —

In Memory of All Who Served our Country in National Emergency — — Map (db m245067) WM

155 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Townsend, Appoquinimink Hundred — Vietnam War Memorial — "You are not forgotten" — 1961 - 1975 —

In memory of all those who served in Vietnam with courage, strength and grace. Your spirits are with us always as you gave the ultimate sacrifice. K.I.A. 58,191 M.I.A. 2,413 In special memory of POW's/MIAs We will not rest . . . — — Map (db m174533) WM

156 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Townsend, Blackbird Hundred — NC-202 — Blackbird School (District No. 69) —

The passage of the Public School Law of 1829 brought free public education to Delaware and divided the state into many small districts overseen by county superintendents. Blackbird District No. 60 was first noted in the record of an Annual Meeting . . . — — Map (db m94186) HM

157 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Townsend, Blackbird Hundred — NC-220 — Scott Church —

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, . . . — — Map (db m290635) HM

158 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Townsend, Blackbird Hundred — NC-93 — Taylor's Bridge School — (District No. 66) —

On April 5, 1923 a frame schoolhouse located nearby was destroyed by a storm. Within two weeks the General Assembly appropriated $5,000 to construct a new school. Although the amount proved to be inadequate, P.S. duPont, through the Delaware . . . — — Map (db m264102) HM

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