New Castle and Frenchtown Railroad Right-of-Way

New Castle and Frenchtown Railroad Right-of-Way

Culvert across Perch Creek
Nearest city Frenchtown, Maryland and Porter, Delaware
Coordinates 39°35′37″N 75°45′54″W / 39.59361°N 75.76500°W / 39.59361; -75.76500Coordinates: 39°35′37″N 75°45′54″W / 39.59361°N 75.76500°W / 39.59361; -75.76500
Area 0 acres (0 ha)
Built 1831 (1831)
Architect John Randel, Jr.
NRHP Reference # 76002290[1]
Added to NRHP September 1, 1976

New Castle and Frenchtown Railroad Right-of-Way is a railroad right of way connecting Frenchtown, Cecil County, Maryland, and Porter, New Castle County, Delaware. The New Castle and Frenchtown Railroad originally crossed the Delmarva Peninsula from a wharf in New Castle to a wharf at Frenchtown on the Elk River in Maryland. This part of the right-of-way is abandoned for railroad purposes, although parts of it serve as county roads.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. James M. Kilyington (April 1975). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: New Castle and Frenchtown Railroad Right-of-Way" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-01-01.


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