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By Ian Lefkowitz, May 3, 2024
New Castle and Frenchtown Railroad Marker
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1 ► Delaware, New Castle County, New Castle, New Castle Hundred — NC-26 — New Castle and Frenchtown Railroad —  |
| Built 1832. One of first railroads in country. Extended from this point to Frenchtown on the Elk River. Important connecting link between the North and South. Absorbed by Delaware Railroad 1856. — — Map (db m3549) HM | |||
| 2 ► Maryland, Cecil County, Elkton — New Castle and Frenchtown Railroad 18321853 — |
| One of the earliest in the United States, the line ran from New Castle on the Delaware River, crossed the highway here, and extended to Frenchtown on the Elk River 1½ miles west of this point. — — Map (db m1564) HM | |||