Special Collections Department
Wilbur T. Wilson
Map Collection
Series I. Maps
- Maps 1-58
- Maps 59-124
- Maps 125-198
- Maps 199-250
- Maps 251-280
- Maps 281-345
- Maps 346-412
- Maps 413-448
- Maps 449-475
- Maps 476-493
- Map Catalog and Index in Wilson Map Collection
Contents List
Maps 476 - 493
Housed in oversize map drawers
476 Map of land partially bounded by Nottingham Rd. and New London Rd., n.d.
28 x 39 cm. no scale. ms.
Shows: New London Road, Nottingham Road, White Clay Creek, [Bogy Run].
Property of Philip Wilson, Samuel Deputy, George Clark, Jas. H. Hossinger,
Christopher Brooks, Thomas Lumb, Sarah Holston, James Lumb, J. Clifford
Willis, Norris N. Wright, David J. Murphy, Jennie Jex, Newark Country Club,
Allen Robinett, James H. Ray, William E. Heisler, Samuel Y. Wilson, William P.
Wollaston, Clarence Wm. Beadendkopf, Claude P. Hearne, Penelope Ray,
McLaughlin, Murray.
477 The following are transcriptions of lists appearing in the Map Catalogue and
Index, found in Box 1, Folder 43.
[a] List of Altitudes Near Newark
Centerville -- Highest Point in State...................... 432.00
Iron Hill -- Air-Plane Signal.............................. 330.00
Milford Cross Roads........................................ 312.00
Fairview R'd opposite Richard Buckingham Residence......... 343.29
Drum Hill -- Intersection Roads............................ 289.95
Drum Hill & Wilmington Roads -- Intersection............... 89.80
Main Street & Elkton Road -- Intersection.................. 136.70
Main Street -- West Limits -- opposite tank................ 197.00
Bridge over Chrisitiana Creek -- Appleton R'd.............. 134.00
Maryland & Delaware Line................................... 135.20
Main & Chapel Streets -- Intersection...................... 117.50
North End Paper-Mill Bridge................................ 71.54
Joe Frazer
Field...................................................... 131.27
North Cor. Door Sill, Recitation Hall -
Men's College........................................ 146.63
Bot'm Step, Front entrance Residence Hall -
Wo's College......................................... 114.65
Mid'l R'd under culvert (P.W.& B.) Newark,
Ogleton R'd.......................................... 44.00
Cooch Bridge............................................... 47.08
237 ft. west - 43.6
The elevations herein are based on a common mean sea-level datum.
See also P. 152 of this book
[b] Bench marks -- Ralph W. Jones. 10/23/46
Top of fire plug, N.E. corner
Del. Ave. & Depot Road......................... 127.964
Mon. & Campus 12' S. of S. curb, Del. Ave. .......... 124.040
Bor. Stone W. side of Depot Road,
opp. old Tennis cts. .......................... 124.644
Copper bolt, doorsill of P.R.R. (Men's room)......... 112.50
N. cor. Door sill. Rec. Hall........................ 146.63
Top of fire plug. Main St. opp. Corbett St. ........ 164.84
N.W. corner bottom step,
front entrance (Warner Residence).............. 114.65
Bor. Stone N.W. Cor. Creek Road & Ray St. ........... 132.90
Coast & Geodetic Survey, B.M. Post Off. ............. 123.956
Intersection roads, Meeting House Hill............... 289.95
Point in road 50' west............................... 293.00
Fairview Rd., front of Richard Buckingham........... 343.29
Iron Hill. Air mail
beacon............................................... 330.00
Centerville, highest point in state.................. 432.00
* Coast & Geodetic Survey B.M. Campus 10' N. of N. curb, Del. Ave.
Latitude 39ø 40' 53.89"
Longitude 75ø 45' 13.92"....................... 125.00
* Coast & Geodetic Survey, B.M. Campus S. of S. curb, E. Main St.
Latitude 39ø 40' 58.06"
Longitude 75ø 45' 14.00"....................... 135.00
Top of fire plug, N.E. corner,
Del. Ave. & S. Coll. Ave. ..................... 127.964
White Clay Creek --
Top foundation of bridge at cider mill......... 72.7
" " Top of stone bridge rail near r.r. bridge
over creek................... 84.2
" " Top of foundation of bridge past first
bridge over creek............ 98.1
Del. Col. & campus 9' S. of Del. Ave. ............... 124.610
Del. Col. & campus 9' S. of Main St. ................ 135.678
Penn R.R. Station bolt in door sill.................. 112.572
B.& O.R.R. Station N.E. corner of top step to platform of old
station. (Station rebuilt 1945)..................... 137.765
See also Wilson Notebook #74, p. 13
* Distance between these two markers 421.86 ft.
478 Map showing Del. College property between Academy Street and Depot Road.
n.d.
41.5 x 61 cm. no scale. blue print.
Shows: property of Mrs. Florence Kierski, George Kierski, Charles P. Wollaston,
Mrs. Albert L. Lewis and Mrs. K.G. Southard.
479 Plan showing property and street lines of Delaware College, Newark, Del.
Franklin & Co., Philadelphia, 1916.
Scale: 1"=100'. Shows town limits line.
Shows:N. College Ave., S. College Ave., Main St., Delaware Ave., Academy St.,
B.& O.R.R.
Post Office property, Lewis property.
Note: "Plotted from survey made by Franklin & Company in Jan. & Feb., 1916,
and from data obtained from Mr. Wilbur T. Wilson, Boro Engineer."
480 Plan of sewer line from Memorial Library to town mains on Academy St. 1923.
41 x 79 cm. no scale.
481 Map of College and adjoining property. 1916.
Shows: Main St., North and South College, Delaware, Amstel Ave.
Property of John Elliott, Maxwell, France, Wm. Colmary, R.T. Jones, Dr. Walter
Steel, Wm. Gamble, Leak, Bolden, Newark Post, Post Office, Dan Stoll, Dr.
Watson, Chas. Strahorn, Steel Sisters, Otto Widdoes, D.C. Rose, Roach,
Pemberton, E.C. Jones.
482 Public Road Leading from Newark to Glasgow, n.d.
38 x 59 cm. Scale: 1"= 12 perches. blueprint
Shows: Newark & Delaware City R.R., Christiana Creek.
Property of Charles Lafferty, Jos. W. & William Cooch, Charles A. Morrison,
J.W. Evans, Welsh Tract Meeting House, Levi G. Cooch, Alexander Coulter.
483 Roads through Rathmell Wilson's land, n.d.
20.5 x 25 cm. no scale. ms.
Shows: Road from Newark to Elkton, Road from Newark to Cherry Hill.
Property of Patrick Burk, Andrew Kerr, Evans, Blandy, Casho & others.
484 Plots of Newark and Oaklands property of Rathmell Wilson, n.d.
34.5 x 60 cm. no scale. ms. on tracing cloth
Shows: New London Road, Delaware Avenue, Creek Road, Depot Road,
Academy St., Main St., Choate St., Chapel St., Elkton Road, Cherry Hill Road,
Baltimore & Philadelphia R.R.
485 Rathmell Wilson property, n.d.
60 x 72 cm. Scale: 1"= 200ft. ms. on tracing cloth
Shows: Cherry Hill Road, Port Deposite Road, New London Road, Main St.,
Elkton Road, Baltimore & Philadelphia R.R., Deer Park Hotel.
486 Kent Road, n.d.
28 x 83.5 cm. no scale. blueprint.
Shows: Old Oak Rd., Kent Rd.
487 Road from Elkton to Newark Road, n.d.
28 x 83.5 cm. no scale. blueprint
488 Old Oak Rd., n.d.
28 x 112 cm. no scale. ms.
Shows: property of Lindell Lewis, C.A. Short lands, E.F. Dawson.
489 Standard Cross-Section of Westal Addition, Newark, Del., n.d.
28 x 92 cm. Scale: 1"= 50'. blueprint
490 Central Building Sites, Newark, Delaware, n.d.
39 x 51 cm. Scale: 1"= 80'. print.
Shows: P.& N.R.R., Cleveland Avenue, B.& O.R.R., M.E. Cemetery, J. Penrose
Wilson, J. Pearce Cann, Main St., Choate St., North Chapel St., Dr. H.G.M.
Kollock, Centre St., Linden St., Samuel J. Wright, New St.
491 Choate Survey, n.d.
26 x 34 cm. Scale: 1"= 40'. ms.
Shows: Main St., Center St.
Property of Mrs. Mary Bradley, Building & Loan, Jackson Willis, M. Plinick
David L. Choate, Clayton Choate, S.R. Choate, Andrew Bradley, F.A Curtis, Dr.
H.G.M. Kollock, Edward Armstrong, Samuel E. Thomson, Rev. Francis
Hindman, William A. Musgrove, William Shultz.
492 Plan of Site for New Federal Building, Newark, Delaware, n.d.
22.5 x 29 cm. no scale. ms.
Shows: Main St., Centre St.
Property of J. Pearce Cann, S.J. Wright, Dr. H.G.M. Kollock.
Note: Key contains information concerning land conveyance.
493 Federal lot of NE Corner of S. College Ave., & Delaware Ave., n.d.
20.5 x 26.5 cm. Scale: 1"= 30'. blueprint
Shows: Newark Ledger Printing Office.
Property of Richard T. Boulden, Dr. Walter A. Steel, Robert T. Jones.
Box -- Folder -- Contents
1 43 Map Catalog and index, n.d. ( 153 pp.)
Bound in a hard-cover journal, the catalog comprises a hand-written version of the
entries listed above, as well as an index to the maps. Laid in is a "List of
Altitudes Near Newark," as well as a list of benchmarks around Newark, which is
considered Map #477 in the contents list. Attached on the inside back cover is a
one-page, holograph letter from Wilbur Wilson to the editor of the Wilmington
Journal Every-Evening. The letter is dated July 7, 1941.
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Wilbur T. Wilson
Map Collection
Manuscript Collection Number: 377
Accessioned: Gift of the Estate of Wilbur T. Wilson, 1942
Extent: 4 linear ft. and ca. 500 maps
Content: Maps, notebooks, ledgers, directory, and narrative.
Access: The collection is open for research.
Processed: August 1998 by Arthur Siegel; completed by Tabitha Groh, February 2000
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