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Duncan Beard Site

Coordinates: 39°26′25″N 75°38′38″W / 39.44028°N 75.64389°W / 39.44028; -75.64389
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Duncan Beard Site
Area near the historical marker
Duncan Beard Site is located in Delaware
Duncan Beard Site
Duncan Beard Site is located in the United States
Duncan Beard Site
Location1.4 miles southeast on Delaware Route 299 from intersection with US 13 in Appoquinimink Hundred, near Odessa, Delaware
Coordinates39°26′25″N 75°38′38″W / 39.44028°N 75.64389°W / 39.44028; -75.64389
Area0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built1767 (1767)
NRHP reference No.73000534[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 18, 1973

Duncan Beard Site, also known as the Duncan Beard's House and Shop, is an archaeological site located near Odessa, New Castle County, Delaware. It was the site of the house and shop of a Delaware lock-maker of great distinction and silversmith. He lived and labored here for about 30 years until his death in 1797. He was a prominent member of Old Drawyers Presbyterian Church and made a contract with State of Delaware in 1776 for the manufacture of gun locks.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Delaware State Archives: Duncan Beard Historical Marker". Delaware State Archives.