Mechanicsville, Delaware
Mechanicsville is an unincorporated community in New Castle County, Delaware, United States.
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.
References
- ^ "Mechanicsville". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved March 18, 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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