cooch's bridge
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Great little known battle site in the American Revolution where Pulaski Saved Washington's skin from getting cut off by the British which allowed them to get to Valley Forge for the Winter.
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There is truly not much to see here. There is a small parking lot (maybe 6 or 7 cars wide) with some flags and informational signs next to it. This display is located next to Cooch-Dayett Mill and the Pencader Museum. Here there is a sign about the American Position, the Philadelphia Campaign and a Delaware Field of Valore Marker/Plaque. There is an informational sign about the Battle of Cooch's Bridge and about the Pencader Museum (only open the 1st & 3rd Saturdays of the month) located up the road, in addition to a few other informational signs. That is about all there is to see there. They had a box there where you could pick up a brochure about the Battle of Cooch's Bridge. Down the road from the battlefield display, on Old Baltimore Pike, you will see the "bridge" and some cannons in front of the old Cooch House & Mill (not rebuilt). There is NO parking at the cannons. Road is narrow in this area, so walking it might be a little dangerous.
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A few cannons, cannon balls and a plaque celebrate this location. Seriously not a destination worth seeking out.
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A small skirmish was fought there during the Revolutionary War. It was the only battle from that war fought in Delaware, so locals want to keep the memory. The battle was insignificant, and there really is nothing to see.
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There are some cannons next to a monument on the side of a busy 2 lane road. No place to park. A little further down the road there are some flags and a plaque. Seriously, you'll miss it. In grade school we were taught it was the one time DE saw battle conditions during the war. "Site of a skirmish" is a more modern description. Delaware suffers from performance anxiety in the Revolutionary war...Ceasar Rodney not withstanding. Tourists enjoy Delaware's tax-free shopping far more than this humble site.
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Would like to park close to the canons and monument but could not. There is a small parking lot on the American position side of this site.
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The first challenge re this attraction is finding it. It's not on Route 4 per GPS. It is not even on Cooches Bridge Road. I stumbled upon it on Old Baltimore Highway. I agree with others. It's just a bridge and a few reader boards. I suppose if one has a connection to this battle it will have some meaning and significance.
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The home is just as it was during the Revolution, beautifully appointed and charming. Family has lived there continuously since the Battle of Cooch's Bridge. Only Revolutionary battlefield in Delaware...the First State!
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Way back when, the Wilmington Evening Journal did a piece on what we locals had known for years. That on a full moon, at the stroke of midnight, if you throw a silver dollar off of Cooch's Bridge, the ghost of a Revolutionary War Fiddler can be heard playing his fiddle.Now I've visited Screaming Polly's mansion. And the old DuPont's Graveyard with the missing brick in one of the tombs.But I've never been to Cooch's Bridge at midnight, on a full moon. Partly because I believe if you mess with the spirits, they'll mess with you.But also, there's no stinking place to park! It's a really cool, architectural beauty. The 'bridge' is actually two bridges, joined at a ninety degree angle. And across from the main span (on Old Baltimore Pike) is a small historical marker, and a few revolutionary cannon barrels. Unfortunately, the severe amount of traffic both on the main road, and using the busy intersection, make it very hard to view and enjoy the bridge, or the marker. Just north of the main span is an old road to the east. It's closed and barricaded, and does allow a place to pull off and park. From there it's about a fifty yard walk, along the edge of the busy road to see the bridge. Not real safe. Cooch's Bridge is one of those hidden gems, that all the locals pass by on their way to work every day. But few really get the chance to enjoy the historical significance, or the architectural beauty of the bridge. Even fewer will get the chance to hear the Fiddler.