Mechanicsville is an unincorporated community in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. The community is located in "

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", 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.

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Borders of Delaware Pre-statehood history of Pennsylvania Internal territorial disputes of the United States Border irregularities of the United States Borders of Pennsylvania Unincorporated communities in New Castle County, Delaware Border tripoints Unincorporated communities in Delaware {{Delaware-geo-stub