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Mechanicsville is an unincorporated community in New Castle County, Delaware, United States.[1]

Not to be confused with Mechanicsville, Pennsylvania.
Mechanicsville, Delaware
Unincorporated community
Mechanicsville
Coordinates: 39°43′01″N 75°47′01″W
CountryUnited States
StateDelaware
CountyNew Castle
Elevation
292 ft (89 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)302
GNIS feature ID214295[1]
Mechanicsville in The Wedge. This 1898 map places Mechanicsville in Pennsylvania.
Mechanicsville in The Wedge. This 1898 map places Mechanicsville in Pennsylvania.

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. "Mechanicsville". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
  2. 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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