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2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Newark, Delaware

Updated June 20, 2024

Unusual Attractions in Newark

Newark, Delaware

Iron Hill School No. 112C

This school was designed to support the rebuilding of African American schools around Delaware.

Newark, Delaware

Curtis Mill Park

This wildflower meadow was once the site of America's oldest operating paper mill and a symbol of Newark's manufacturing past.

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Site of the grave, looking southeast towards Route 4.

Brookside, Delaware

Grave of Thomas Ogle

The tombstone of the founder of the lost town of Ogletown is now stuck inside a traffic median.

2 miles from Newark

Landenberg, Pennsylvania

Delaware-Maryland-Pennsylvania Tri-State Point

The meeting of the northwestern corner of Delaware, the northeastern corner of Maryland, and the southern edge of Pennsylvania.

3 miles from Newark

Landenberg, Pennsylvania

Mason-Dixon Line Marker “Mile 1”

The first marker along the famous boundary.

4 miles from Newark

Wilmington, Delaware

Wilmington & Western Railroad

This heritage rail line meanders through Delaware’s Red Clay Valley.

7 miles from Newark

Elkton, Maryland

The Beehive: Elk Creek's Preservation Society

A rural colonial settlement that contains the remains of a store and cooper.

7 miles from Newark

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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Newark

2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Newark, Delaware

Updated June 20, 2024

Unusual Attractions in Newark

Newark, Delaware

Iron Hill School No. 112C

Newark, Delaware

Curtis Mill Park

Brookside, Delaware

Grave of Thomas Ogle

Landenberg, Pennsylvania

Delaware-Maryland-Pennsylvania Tri-State Point

Landenberg, Pennsylvania

Mason-Dixon Line Marker “Mile 1”

Wilmington, Delaware

Wilmington & Western Railroad

Elkton, Maryland

The Beehive: Elk Creek's Preservation Society

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