New Castle, Colonial settlement on Delaware River, United States
New Castle features over 500 historic buildings constructed between 1700 and 1940, displaying early American architectural designs along cobblestone streets.
The Dutch West India Company established Fort Casimir in 1651, which later became New Castle after the English took control in 1664.
The Separation Day celebration in June marks Delaware's independence from Pennsylvania with parades, fireworks, and community gatherings throughout the city.
The Jack A. Markell Trail connects New Castle to Wilmington's Riverfront, providing cyclists and pedestrians with a paved path along the Delaware River.
Three signers of the Declaration of Independence - Thomas McKean, George Read, and George Ross - came from this small Delaware city.
Location: New Castle County
Inception: 1640
Elevation above the sea: 3 m
Website: http://newcastlecity.delaware.gov
GPS coordinates: 39.66472,-75.56528
Latest update: May 28, 2025 18:21
Delaware Memorial Bridge
4.8 km
First State National Historical Park
3 m
Finn's Point National Cemetery
6.7 km
Battery Park
718 m
Supawna Meadows National Wildlife Refuge
5.5 km
Dutch House
455 m
Finns Point Range Light
5.9 km
Stonum
1.1 km
Amstel House
464 m
Read House and Garden
649 m
Lesley-Travers Mansion
615 m
Bellanca Airfield
1.8 km
Woodstock
6.5 km
Penn Farm of the Trustees of the New Castle Common
2.3 km
The Hermitage
358 m
Glebe House
663 m
Swanwyck
3.3 km
Finn's Point Rear Range Light
5.9 km
Newport Masonic Hall
6.5 km
Newport National Bank
6.6 km
Collison House
6.6 km
Lewis Weldin House
6.7 km
Joseph Tatnall House
6.4 km
Galloway-Walker House
6.6 km
Grantham-Edwards-McComb House
4.6 km
Woman's Club of Newport
6.6 km
New Castle County Court House
575 m
New Castle Historic District
449 mReviews
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