You are seeking your treasure
approximately .31 miles from the Highest Point in Delaware in
a wooded area off of Merchant Road. As you approach your
destination, you will pass a fire tower on your left and on
your right hand side you will see a plaque with information
about the elevation and the Ebright marker. Be sure to check
out the stone marker before or after you find the loot!
Information about the area you are hunting in is below. It
really is neat to find a marker this old in a residential
area like this! We hope you enjoy your hunt!!!
There is one area where you can park which
makes easy access to the woods… do NOT enter anywhere else or you
will be bushwacking and climbing DOWN a huge drop off. This should
be a very easy terrain rating if you enter at the proper place.
Please be mindful of where you park.
USCGS 12-Mile Circle Mile 17, 1892,
Delaware-Pennsylvania N 39° 50.230 W 075° 31.296 Benchmark:
JU3627
USCGS 12-Mile Circle Mile 17, 1892, DE-PA, is a dressed, gray
gneiss frustum set by the US Coast & Geodetic Survey (USCGS)
under the supervision of W. C. Hodgkins to demarcate the boundary
between New Castle County, DE and Delaware County, PA. It is one of
46 such stones set by the USCGS to mark the 22.6-mile arc that
forms Delaware’s northern boundary. That arc is a compound circle
(originally meant to be centered on the courthouse at Newcastle,
DE) with a radius of about 12 miles. The stone is in both the NGS
and Geocaching databases as station BOUNDARY MIONUMENT 17 DE PA,
PID = JU3627:
The stone is located about seven miles north-northeast of
downtown Wilmington, DE, (although still within the city limits),
and in the lawn immediately west of the historic Ebright House. The
Ebright House, an old, gray stone, two-story house now serves as
the management office for a mobile home park. The location is
private property but there is little problem with accessibility.
Both the stone and Ebright House stand along the south side of
Winterset Road, which serves as the main entrance drive to the
mobile home park.
The stone is about 12 inches square at the bottom, about 10
inches square at the top, and it projects about 28 inches. A “D” is
cut into the south face, a “P” is cut into the north face, “17” is
cut into the west face, and “1892” is cut into the east face.
Additionally, a line, corresponding to the boundary line, is
scribed across the top of the stone. The stone is in excellent
shape with no apparent damage and little apparent weathering. It is
one of the best and most accessible examples of the 1892 survey
stones.