Cheap Things To Do in Odessa, Delaware

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Inscription. In 1831, a Methodist Society was organized in this community. The congregation was incorporated as Cantwell's Bridge Methodist Episcopal Church in 1832. A small meeting house known as "Brickbat Church" was subsequently ... More on HMDB

Inscription. The history of this congregation may be traced to the 1670s, when Dutch and Swedish members of the "Reformed Church" were gathering locally for worship. By the first decade of the 18th century the settlement of persons ... More on HMDB

Inscription. Indian Village Appoquinimi. Part of large grant to Alexander D'Hinoyessa, vice-director of New Amstel. Edmund Cantwell second owner of tract, 1673. Village named Cantwell's Bridge, 1731. Once important grain shipping ... More on HMDB

Inscription. Delaware clock-maker of great distinction and silversmith lived and labored here for about thirty years until his death in 1797. Was a prominent member of Old Drawyers Presbyterian Church. Made contract with State of ... More on HMDB

Near the end of the 19th century, commercial interests in Philadelphia felt that they were at a great disadvantage compared to other major port cities due to the shallowness of the Delaware River. The drafts of large ocean carriers ... More on LighthouseFriends.com

Shallcross Lake is in New Castle County, Delaware. More on AnglerWeb.com

Wilson-Warner House was built in 1769 by prosperous merchant David Wilson Sr. It is furnished according to an ... More on PlanetWare

Noxontown Lake is a privately owned lake, and is bordered on both sides by St. Andrews school. This is the place that "Dead Poets Society" with Robin Williams was filmed. They allow fishing here by the public, but can revoke permission, ... More on AnglerWeb.com

Inscription. In 1824 area residents petitioned the General Assembly for a lottery to erect a building for education and public worship. Construction of the Academy began in 1826 and was completed t... More on HMDB

Inscription. Beginning in the 1690s, settler Adam Peterson and his family acquired several tracts of land here. One tract, surveyed in 1733 was given the name "Middletown." The origin of the name i... More on HMDB