Delaware Wedge
The Wedge is a 1.068-square-mile tract of land along the borders of Delaware, Maryland and Pennsylvania. Ownership of the land was disputed until 1921; it is now recognized as part of Delaware.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Area
- Description: area of Delaware
- Also known as: “The Wedge”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Wesley M.E. Church and Covered Bridge Farms Covered Bridge.
Wesley M.E. Church
Historic building
Photo: Choess, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wesley Methodist Episcopal Church is a historic Methodist Episcopal church located at McClellandville, New Castle County, Delaware. It was built in 1854, and is a frame, one story, one bay by three bay, gable-roofed Greek Revival-style building.
Samuel Lindsey House
House
Photo: KLOTZPLATE, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Samuel Lindsey House is a historic home located at McClellandville, New Castle County, Delaware. It was built in the 1870s, and is a 2+1⁄2-story, Second Empire style brick dwelling with a mansard roof.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include McClellandville and Mechanicsville.
McClellandville
Hamlet
Photo: Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0.
McClellandville is an unincorporated community in New Castle County, in the U.S. state of Delaware. McClellandville is located at the intersection of Delaware Route 896 and Wedgewood Road, northwest of Newark.
Mechanicsville
Hamlet
Mechanicsville is an unincorporated community in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. The community is located in "The Wedge", a geometric oddity arising out of ambiguity in the 18th-century border dispute settlement between the Penns and Calverts in the British North American colonies.
Appleton
Hamlet
Appleton is an unincorporated community in Cecil County, Maryland, United States. Appleton is located at the intersection of Maryland Route 273 and Appleton Road, north of Elkton and east of Fair Hill. Appleton is situated 2 miles southwest of Delaware Wedge.
Delaware Wedge
- Category: area
- Location: New Castle County, Delaware, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
Discover Delaware Wedge from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Japanese to Polish—“Delaware Wedge” goes by many names.
- Japanese: “ウェッジ (デラウェア州)”
- Japanese: “ウェッジ”
- Polish: “Klin (Delaware)”
- Polish: “Klin”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Wedge Hills and Top of the Wedge.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Walter S Carpenter State Park and Hidden Valley Park.
Delaware: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Dover, Wilmington, Newark, and New Castle.
Curious Places to Discover
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