Historical Markers in Port Penn, Delaware

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Historical Markers in Port Penn, Delaware

1 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Port Penn — Canary-Naudine House & Store — 1 Market Street — Port Penn Historic District —

Canary-Naudine House & Store is listed in the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior c. 1785 — — Map (db m174828) HM

2 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Port Penn — 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

3 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Port Penn — Floating Cabins and Skinning Shacks — Symbols of the Marsh —

Left Panel 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, muskrat . . . — — Map (db m10435) HM

4 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Port Penn — 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

5 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Port Penn — 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

6 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Port Penn — 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

7 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Port Penn — 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

8 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Port Penn — 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

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9 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Port Penn — 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

10 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Port Penn — 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

11 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Port Penn — 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 of . . . — — Map (db m10430) HM

12 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Port Penn — 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

13 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Port Penn — 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

14 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Port Penn — 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

15 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Port Penn — 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

16 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Port Penn — 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

17 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Port Penn — 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

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18 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Port Penn — 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

19 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Port Penn — 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

20 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Port Penn — 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

21 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Port Penn — 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

22 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Port Penn — 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

23 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Port Penn — 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

24 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Port Penn — 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

25 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Port Penn — 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

26 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Port Penn — 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

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27 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Port Penn — 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

28 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Port Penn — 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

29 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Port Penn — 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

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