Mechanicsville, Delaware
Mechanicsville, Delaware | |
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  Mechanicsville | |
| Coordinates: 39°43′01″N 75°47′01″W / 39.71694°N 75.78361°WCoordinates: 39°43′01″N 75°47′01″W / 39.71694°N 75.78361°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Delaware |
| County | New Castle |
| Elevation | 292 ft (89 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Area code(s) | 302 |
| GNIS feature ID | 214295[1] |
Mechanicsville in The Wedge. This 1898 map places Mechanicsville in Pennsylvania.
Mechanicsville is an unincorporated community in New Castle County, Delaware.[1]
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. Until 1921, Mechanicsville was claimed by both Pennsylvania and Delaware. A resolution allocated Mechanicsville and The Wedge to Delaware, which owns it today.[2]
References[]
- ^ a b "Mechanicsville". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
- ^ Soniak, Matt (February 11, 2011). "Livin' on the Wedge: The Long, Strange History of a Disputed Border". Mental Floss. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
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