New Castle Ice Piers Explained

New Castle Ice Piers
Nearest City:New Castle, Delaware
Coordinates:39.6578°N -75.5608°W
Built:1803
Architect:U.S. Army
Added:February 4, 1982
Refnum:82002333
Nocat:yes

The New Castle Ice Piers are historic ice breaks located at New Castle in New Castle County, Delaware. The seven stone piers were constructed between 1803 and 1882. Each pier consists of an outer shell of finished granite blocks with an inner core of rubble.[1]

They were added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. The ice piers have also been designated as a National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark by the American Society of Civil Engineers.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=82002333}} National Register of Historic Places Registration: New Castle Ice Piers]. September 1981. 2010-04-20 . Richard T. Jett. National Park Service.
  2. Hansen . Brett . February 2008 . Breaking the Ice: The New Castle Ice Harbor . PDF . Civil Engineering . 78 . 2 . American Society of Civil Engineers . 35 . 10.1061/ciegag.0000807 . September 16, 2022.