New Castle

New Castle has served as a river port in Delaware since the seventeenth century. Set on the Delaware River south of Wilmington, it preserves a compact historic core shaped by Dutch, Swedish, English and early American settlement. The New Castle Court House, completed in 1732, hosted Delaware’s 1776 vote to break with both British rule and Pennsylvania; its cupola is also the centre point of the Twelve-Mile Circle that helps define the state’s northern border. Brick Georgian houses, cobbled streets and the riverfront make the old town unusually legible as a colonial-era community. Continue through nearby webcams to explore different parts of New Castle and the Delaware River corridor.

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