Mechanicsville, Delaware
Unincorporated community in Delaware, United States From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mechanicsville is an unincorporated community in New Castle County, Delaware, United States.[1]
Mechanicsville, Delaware | |
|---|---|
  Mechanicsville | |
| Coordinates: 39°43′01″N 75°47′01″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 | 302 |
| GNIS feature ID | 214295[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]
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