Mechanicsville, Delaware Explained

Official Name:Mechanicsville, Delaware
Pushpin Map:Delaware
Pushpin Label:Mechanicsville
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Delaware
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:New Castle
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:292
Coordinates:39.7169°N -75.7836°W
Area Code:302
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:214295[1]

Mechanicsville is an unincorporated community in New Castle County, Delaware, United States.[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]

References

  1. 18 March 2012.
  2. Web site: Soniak . Matt . Livin' on the Wedge: The Long, Strange History of a Disputed Border . . February 11, 2011. July 13, 2020.