Branch Canal
Branch Canal is a canal in New Castle County, Delaware. Branch Canal is situated nearby to African Union Church Cemetery, as well as near Delaware City Public Library.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Delaware City Historic District and Fort DuPont.
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. Delaware City Historic District is situated 2,600 feet north of Branch Canal.
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. Fort DuPont is situated 3,100 feet east of Branch Canal.
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. Chelsea is situated 3,700 feet northwest of Branch Canal.
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 3 miles west of Branch Canal.
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 Branch Canal.
Branch Canal
- Type: Canal
- Category: body of water
- Location: New Castle County, Delaware, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
39.56794° or 39° 34′ 5″ northLongitude
-75.59282° or 75° 35′ 34″ westOpen location code
87F6HC94+5VOpenStreetMap ID
way 86216615OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=canal
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