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The New Castle Green was first laid out as a town common in the 1650s by the Dutch colonists who founded New Castle. It is located a block away from the spot where William Penn first arrived in America in 1682, and is bounded by several historic structures, including the Court House, the 1809 federal Arsenal, and the 1703 Immanuel Episcopal ...
The New Castle and Frenchtown Turnpike and Rail Road (NC&F) was opened in 1831, was the first railroad in Delaware and one of the first in the United States.Approximately half of the route was abandoned in 1859; the rest became part of the Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR) route into the Delmarva Peninsula and is still used by Norfolk Southern Railway.
New Castle 39°39′38″N 75°33′48″W / 39.660512°N 75.563312°W / 39.660512; -75.563312 ( New Castle Historic Capital of Delaware colony from 1651 to 1761, having well preserved architecture.
Buildings, sites, districts, and objects in Delaware listed on the National Register of Historic Places: - for Dover, see: Kent County - for Georgetown, see: Sussex County - for Newark, see: Northern New Castle County - for Wilmington, see: Wilmington
New Castle is a city in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. The city is located six miles (10 km) south of Wilmington and is situated on the Delaware River. As of 2020, the city's population was 5,551. [3] New Castle constitutes part of the Delaware Valley or Philadelphia metropolitan area.
Immanuel on the Green (Episcopal) is an historic church in New Castle, Delaware, listed as a contributing property in the New Castle Historic District. [1] The church is situated near the center of New Castle at the northeast end of the Green, or town common, making it a prominent local landmark and tourist attraction.
The Read House & Gardens is a historic house museum at 42 The Strand in New Castle, Delaware.The house, built in 1797-1804 for George Read, Jr., was the largest and most sophisticated residence in the state at the time, and is a significant early example of high-style Federal period architecture.
Rockford Park is a historic public park located in a residential area of Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware. It is characterized by a large, grassy meadow which slopes gently upward to a large knoll overlooking the Brandywine River. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. [1]