Edgemoor Substation

Edgemoor Substation is an electrical substation in New Castle County, Delaware. Edgemoor Substation is situated nearby to the power station Edge Moor Power Plant, as well as near Hay Road Power Plant.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Fort Christina and Holy Trinity Church.

Fort Christina

Park

Photo: KLOTZ, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Fort Christina, also called Fort Altena, was the first Swedish settlement in North America and the principal settlement of the New Sweden colony. Built in 1638 and named after Christina, Queen of Sweden, it was located approximately 1 mi east of the… Fort Christina is situated 1½ miles west of Edgemoor Substation.

Holy Trinity Church

Museum

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Holy Trinity Church, also known as Old Swedes, is a historic church at East 7th and Church Street in Wilmington, Delaware. It was consecrated on Trinity Sunday, June 4, 1699, by a predominantly Swedish congregation formerly of the colony of New Sweden. Holy Trinity Church is situated 1½ miles west of Edgemoor Substation.

Howard R. Young Correctional Institution

Prison

The Howard R. Young Correctional Institution, colloquially known as Gander Hill Prison, is a state prison for male inmates in Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware, owned and operated by the Delaware Department of Correction. Howard R. Young Correctional Institution is situated 1 mile west of Edgemoor Substation.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Edgemoor and Landlith.