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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

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Iron Hill School No. 112C

This school was designed to support the rebuilding of African American schools around Delaware.
The Curtis Mill Park Plaza. Bricks from the mill’s smokestack were used in the plaza’s construction.

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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.

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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

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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
Mason-Dixon Line Marker “Mile 1”

Landenberg, Pennsylvania

Mason-Dixon Line Marker “Mile 1”

The first marker along the famous boundary.
4 miles from Newark

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Wilmington & Western Railroad

This heritage rail line meanders through Delaware’s Red Clay Valley.
7 miles from Newark
The Beehive: Elk Creek’s Preservation Society

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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