Marshallton is an

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in Mill Creek Hundred, New Castle County,

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, United States. The community was founded in 1836 and is named for John Marshall, mill owner.

History

Marshallton was originally called Hersey Bridge after a gristmill on the

Red Clay Creek Red Clay Creek is a tributary of White Clay Creek, running through southeastern Pennsylvania and northern Delaware in the United States. As of 2000, portions of the creek are under wildlife habitat protection. Course The East and West branch ...

that was established by Solomon Hersey in 1765. On August 30, 1777

George Washington George Washington (February 22, 1732, 1799) was an American military officer, statesman, and Founding Father who served as the first president of the United States from 1789 to 1797. Appointed by the Continental Congress as commander of t ...

ordered his army to fall back toward Red Clay Creek during the wee hours of the morning. Here, Washington arranged his troops for battle. The troops immediately dug in, building redoubts and entrenchments. Cannons were placed on a rise "for half a mile as thick as they could stand." The new encampment covered a triangular area with Newport, Marshallton, and Stanton forming the connecting points. In 1836, the name of the community was changed to Marshallton after John Marshall, who built a rolling mill along the creek. The Greenbank Historic Area, Hickman Blacksmith Shop and House, William Julius "Judy" Johnson House, Marshallton United Methodist Church, and Springer-Cranston House are listed on the

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Geography

Marshallton is a residential suburb west of Wilmington, on Delaware Route 2. Marshallton is located along

at . Delaware Park Horse Racing Track is to the southwest.

References

External links

Historic Village of MarshalltonMill Creek Fire Company
Unincorporated communities in New Castle County, Delaware Unincorporated communities in Delaware {{Delaware-geo-stub

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