Delaware City Branch Channel

Delaware City Branch Channel is a canal in New Castle County, Delaware. Delaware City Branch Channel is situated nearby to the hamlet Shingle Landing, as well as near Reybold.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Fort DuPont and Delaware City Historic District.

Fort DuPont

Protected area

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Fort DuPont, named in honor of Rear Admiral Samuel Francis Du Pont, is located between the original Delaware City and the modern Chesapeake and Delaware Canal on the original Reeden Point tract, which was granted to Henry Ward in 1675.

Delaware City Historic District

Protected area

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Delaware City Historic District is a national historic district located at Delaware City, New Castle County, Delaware. It encompasses 204 contributing buildings and 1 contributing site in the town of Delaware City.

Chelsea

Historic building

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Chelsea is a historic home located in Delaware City, New Castle County, Delaware. It was built in 1848 by Thomas Clark, and is a three-story, three-bay-square brick block with a low, almost flat, hipped roof surmounted by a widow's walk.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Delaware City and Saint Georges.

Delaware City

Village

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Delaware City is a city in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. The population was 1,885 as of 2020. It is a small port town on the eastern terminus of the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal and is the location of the Forts Ferry Crossing to Fort Delaware on Pea Patch Island.

Saint Georges

Village

Saint Georges is an unincorporated town and former municipality situated on the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal in New Castle County, Delaware, United States, approximately midway between the Delaware River and Chesapeake Bay. Saint Georges is situated 3½ miles west of Delaware City Branch Channel.

Wrangle Hill

Hamlet

Wrangle Hill is an unincorporated community in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. Wrangle Hill is located at the intersection of U.S. Route 13, Delaware Route 7, and Delaware Route 72 west of Delaware City. Wrangle Hill is situated 3½ miles west of Delaware City Branch Channel.

Delaware City Branch Channel

Type: Canal
Also known as: “Delaware City Branch Canal”
Category: body of water
Location: New Castle County, Delaware, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

39.56928° or 39° 34′ 9″ north

Longitude

-75.5902° or 75° 35′ 25″ west

Elevation

10 feet (3 metres)

Open location code

87F6HC95+PW

GeoNames ID

4142192

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Satellite Map

Discover Delaware City Branch Channel from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Shingle Landing and Reybold.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Branch Channel Bridge and Delaware City Public Library.

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