On North Main Street (Business Delaware Route 404) near Market Street, on the right when traveling north.
Settled in 1684
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, . . . — — Map (db m50178) HM
On Chaplain's Chapel Road at Deer Forest Road on Chaplain's Chapel Road.
Methodism came to this area in the late 18th century when pioneering circuit riders such as Francis Asbury visited local residents to spread the message of their faith. The origin of this congregation can be traced to 1859, when the members of two . . . — — Map (db m38655) HM
On Delaware Avenue at Williams Street, on the right on Delaware Avenue.
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 . . . — — Map (db m38654) HM
On Sussex Highway (U.S. 13) at Elizabeth Cornish Landing, on the right when traveling south on Sussex Highway.
Elizabeth Smith-Cornish (1937-2018) was a mother, educator, health professional, and community activist who advocated for safe and affordable housing for farm workers in the Bridgeville area. In the 1980s and 1990s, she surveyed households, met with . . . — — Map (db m193786) HM
On South Cannon Street just north of Jacobs Avenue, on the left when traveling north.
John I. "Jack" Lewis (1912-2012) moved to Delaware in 1936 as an artist with the Civilian Conservation Corps tasked with documenting activities at CCC camps in the state. After serving in the Pacific with the U.S. Army during World War II, he . . . — — Map (db m264740) HM
On Williams Street just south of Union Street, on the right when traveling south.
Old Bridgeville Firehouse
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
[Additional plaque:]
Old Bridgeville
Fire House
Built - 1911 . . . — — Map (db m150083) HM
Near Church Street at 1st Street, on the left when traveling south.
The inadequate condition of schools throughout the nation resulted in a major effort to reform public education following World War I. Delaware was at the forefront of this movement. With the assistance of the Delaware Auxiliary Association and its . . . — — Map (db m193781) HM
On Georgetown-Bridgeville Road (Delaware Route 404), on the right when traveling east.
Detached from Northwest Fork Hundred by Act of General Assembly, 1869. Northwest Fork Hundred, originally claimed by Maryland, then embraced all territory west of Northwest Fork. Delaware obtained undisputed title in 1775, upon confirmation of Mason . . . — — Map (db m48997) HM
On Seashore Highway (Delaware Route 404) 0.2 miles east of Sussex Highway (U.S. 13), on the left when traveling east. Reported permanently removed.
In 1863 the Sussex County Levy Court formally approved the creation of a new school district to serve the needs of local citizens. A frame schoolhouse was constructed on this site on land provided by Thomas Jacobs. Measuring twenty feet in width and . . . — — Map (db m4537) HM
On Seashore Highway, on the right when traveling north.
In 1863 the Sussex County Levy Court formally approved the creation of a new school district to serve the needs of local citizens. A frame schoolhouse was built on this site on land provided by Thomas Jacobs, measuring twenty feet in width and . . . — — Map (db m246440) HM
On North Main Street (Alternate U.S. 13) near Church Street, on the right when traveling north. Reported permanently removed.
Erected about 1750, with additions during the Federal period. Land was granted to Cacilus Stevens in 1658. Francis Asbury preached here. William Jessop, an early occupant, was a pioneer Methodist missionary in Canada. From 1833 to 1971 the Sudler . . . — — Map (db m193774) HM
On North Main Street at Church Street, on the right when traveling north on North Main Street.
A patent for 1200 acres called Attawattacoquin, upon which the house and outbuildings stand, was granted in 1684 by Charles Calvert, 3rd Baron Baltimore, 2nd Proprietor and 6th and 9th Proprietary Governor of Maryland, to Christopher Nutter, a . . . — — Map (db m193782) HM
