Packet Alley

Packet Alley (HMGYC)

Location: New Castle, DE 19720 New Castle County
Buy Delaware State flags at Flagstore.com!
Country: United States of America
Buy United States of America flags at Flagstore.com!

N 39° 39.541', W 75° 33.708'

  • 0 likes
  • 0 check ins
  • 0 favorites
  • 1469 views
Inscription
Packet boats from Philadelphia met stage coaches here for Frenchtown, Maryland, chief line of communication from North to Baltimore and South. Andrew Jackson, David Crockett, Daniel Webster, Henry Clay, Lord Ashburton, Sam Houston, Louis Napoleon, Stonewall Jackson, Indians (led by Osceola and Black Hawk) en route to visit "Great Father" in Washington — all passed this way
Details
HM NumberHMGYC
Tags
Year Placed1933
Placed ByHistoric Markers Commission
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Monday, September 15th, 2014 at 11:55pm PDT -07:00
Pictures
Photo Credits: [1] NATHAN MYERS  [2] NATHAN MYERS  
Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 451807 N 4390063
Decimal Degrees39.65901667, -75.56180000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 39° 39.541', W 75° 33.708'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds39° 39' 32.46" N, 75° 33' 42.48" W
Driving DirectionsGoogle Maps
Area Code(s)302
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 21 The Strand, New Castle DE 19720, US
Alternative Maps Google Maps, MapQuest, Bing Maps, Yahoo Maps, MSR Maps, OpenCycleMap, MyTopo Maps, OpenStreetMap

Is this marker missing? Are the coordinates wrong? Do you have additional information that you would like to share with us? If so, check in.

Check Ins  check in   |    all

Have you seen this marker? If so, check in and tell us about it.

Comments 0 comments

Maintenance Issues
  1. Is this marker part of a series?
  2. What historical period does the marker represent?
  3. What historical place does the marker represent?
  4. What type of marker is it?
  5. What class is the marker?
  6. What style is the marker?
  7. Does the marker have a number?
  8. This marker could use another picture or two.
  9. Can this marker be seen from the road?
  10. Is the marker in the median?