tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945719747276028760.post1128039904173124665..comments2024-03-26T10:17:51.566-04:00Comments on The Mill Creek Hundred History Blog: The Magical 1948 MapScott Palmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10850758840846585533noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945719747276028760.post-28011318842992769982017-11-22T13:22:48.043-05:002017-11-22T13:22:48.043-05:00Do you have any reference material or map of the E...Do you have any reference material or map of the Elsmere, particularly what was in the area before the Frederick, Roselle and Cooling properties were built?Leila Marvelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12067644071990885077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945719747276028760.post-79904379708404438382017-11-22T13:10:38.850-05:002017-11-22T13:10:38.850-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Leila Marvelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12067644071990885077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945719747276028760.post-9963180033914847312015-10-16T12:05:27.588-04:002015-10-16T12:05:27.588-04:00It's no problem! Whenever you get a chance. Wh...It's no problem! Whenever you get a chance. While we are talking about that area on the hill next to St. Marks High, do you know much about the road that runs at the bottom of that neighborhood which dead ends to St. Marks driveway? I remember when that old house was still on the schools property until about 8 years ago. Always thought that was the weirdest thing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945719747276028760.post-5354256790051738092015-10-15T16:54:17.143-04:002015-10-15T16:54:17.143-04:00I did not forget about this. I'll get back to ...I did not forget about this. I'll get back to it shortly. I've got myself wrapped up in a post that has me thoroughly confused, but I will get to it.Scott Palmernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945719747276028760.post-38059008287868139792015-10-12T18:31:58.696-04:002015-10-12T18:31:58.696-04:00Thanks! I figured you wrote about it before, just ...Thanks! I figured you wrote about it before, just wasn't sure. Always wondered about the Eastburn area and current YMCA land.<br />I have one other question for you. On Pike Creek road, near the back entrance of Meadowood, there is that somewhat new neighborhood (on what used to be one of the nicest places to climb that big grass hill and overlook until they built houses on it). Well at the entrance to that neighborhood there is an old barn, it was standing still not too long ago but barely. I heard the hill used to be an old farm, and its rumored that the owner of the farm hung himself in that barn. Do you know anything about this area?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945719747276028760.post-32869730957066635882015-10-12T15:23:36.466-04:002015-10-12T15:23:36.466-04:00Yes, I have a couple of links for you. The Farmhou...Yes, I have a couple of links for you. The Farmhouse is a wedding and event venue housed in an enlarged 19th Century farmhouse. Their website can be found here, and now contains an "About Us" page with good historical info (mostly 20th Century): http://www.thefarmhousede.com/<br /><br />I also did a post about it a few years ago, with more of the 19th Century history. Either search here for the Brown Farm, or copy and paste this link: http://mchhistory.blogspot.com/2012/05/brown-farm-aka-farmhouse.html Scott Palmernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945719747276028760.post-12158135170727989922015-10-11T17:47:11.050-04:002015-10-11T17:47:11.050-04:00Scott, I just happened to be looking around on goo...Scott, I just happened to be looking around on google maps and happened to notice a location called "Farmhouse" off of Old Capitol Trail near Joyce Drive. Not too far from the DE park entrance. Do you know much about this? The name pretty much says it all and I google earthed it and street view checked it out and would love to know more.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945719747276028760.post-80361369194121720822015-10-01T21:00:26.185-04:002015-10-01T21:00:26.185-04:00There was (and still is) another Woodward Ave that...There was (and still is) another Woodward Ave that is barely visible on the 1948 map. Just northeast of Price's Corner is the real Woodward Ave. The word "Woodward" can be seen going into "Center or Ferris School Rd" between the words "Center or".<br />I'm familiar with that road because my father was born in a house that still stands on that road.sdplahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07632665163436961785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945719747276028760.post-22392789566647729762015-09-28T14:21:30.575-04:002015-09-28T14:21:30.575-04:00Good catch, Denis. Looks to me like they just put ...Good catch, Denis. Looks to me like they just put the label in the nearest open space on the map, but it ends up being very misleading. The Brandywine Springs one isn't too far away, but the Mills one isn't even close.Scott Palmernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945719747276028760.post-41168051892854475782015-09-28T06:38:37.890-04:002015-09-28T06:38:37.890-04:00On the 1941 map it shows Brandywine Springs to the...On the 1941 map it shows Brandywine Springs to the west of rt41 and the Marshallton Mills behind the Workhouse across from the Cedars Denisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945719747276028760.post-75845235748452943322015-09-24T09:37:54.849-04:002015-09-24T09:37:54.849-04:00D'oh! I did think of that, Bill, and you'r...D'oh! I did think of that, Bill, and you're right. That's a tradition that goes back centuries. These, especially the Woodward one, seemed too specific for that. Always a possibility, though.Scott Palmernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945719747276028760.post-15438542588466649102015-09-23T18:13:19.258-04:002015-09-23T18:13:19.258-04:00Scott-
Sometimes map makers put fake streets on t...Scott-<br /><br />Sometimes map makers put fake streets on their maps as a kind of copyright protector. If someone uses the map and passes it off as their own work, the existence of the fake streets would be evidence that the work was not original. I once saw a map with several fake roads, all named after characters from The Simpsons. May favorite was Moe's Tavern Road.Bill Harrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02286486353313707281noreply@blogger.com