Delaware–Maryland–Pennsylvania Tri-State Point
The Delaware–Maryland–Pennsylvania Tri-State Point is the meeting of the northwestern corner of Delaware, the northeastern corner of Maryland, and the southern edge of Pennsylvania.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Geographical marker
- Description: tripoint boundary marker for Delaware, Maryland, and Pennsylvania
- Also known as: “Delaware-Maryland-Pennsylvania Tri-State Marker”, “Delaware-Maryland-Pennsylvania Tri-State Point”, “Delaware-Maryland-Pennsylvania Tripoint”, and “Tri-State Marker”
- Inscription: “Top: U.S. COAST & GEODETIC SURVEY REFERENCE MARK / FOR INFORMATION WRITE TO THE DIRECTOR, WASHINGTON, D.C. / $2500 FINE OR IMPRISONMENT FOR DISTURBING THIS MARK. / MD P CORNER NO 2 1935 Side 1: M Side 2: M Side 3: P 1849 Side 4: D”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Wesley M.E. Church and Chambers House.
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. Wesley M.E. Church is situated 1 mile southeast of Delaware–Maryland–Pennsylvania Tri-State Point.
Chambers House
Heritage site
Photo: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Chambers House, also known as "Stairways", is a historic home located at 1475 Creek Road in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. It was built by Joseph Chambers between 1816 and 1852, and is a two- to three-story, Penn Plan bank house built of uncoursed fieldstone. Chambers House is situated 1¼ miles east of Delaware–Maryland–Pennsylvania Tri-State Point.
Arc Corner Monument
Geographical marker
Photo: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Arc Corner Monument is a geographical marker, which is situated 4,200 feet east of Delaware–Maryland–Pennsylvania Tri-State Point.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mechanicsville and Strickersville.
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.
Strickersville
Hamlet
Strickersville is an unincorporated community in extreme southeastern Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located at the intersection of Pennsylvania Route 896 and Strickersville Road in London Britain Township.
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.
Delaware–Maryland–Pennsylvania Tri-State Point
- Categories: tripoint, monument, and historic site
- Location: Cecil County, Maryland, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.7222° or 39° 43′ 20″ northLongitude
-75.78859° or 75° 47′ 19″ westElevation
256 feet (78 metres)Open location code
87F6P6C6+VHOpenStreetMap ID
node 75390099OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monumentOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=survey_pointWikidata ID
Q48799760
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