New Castle and Frenchtown Monument - New Castle, Delaware
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BruceS
N 39° 39.615 W 075° 33.750
18S E 451747 N 4390200
Monument for early railroad in New Castle, Delaware.
Waymark Code: WMN16J
Location: Delaware, United States
Date Posted: 12/05/2014
Views: 4
The NEW CASTLE AND FRENCHTOWN MONUMENT, 2nd St., opposite the Green, is composed of oblong stone "sleepers" first used to hold the track of the New Castle & Frenchtown R.R.- Delaware - A Guide to the First State, New Castle section, 1938, pg. 243
The monument is as described in the Guide. The railroad was the first in Delaware and was constructed in 1831. The monument was constructed in 1915. A benchmark was added to the base of the monument in 1953.