Cannon, Delaware
Cannon, Delaware | |
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Coordinates: 38°41′58″N 75°36′54″W / 38.69944°N 75.61500°WCoordinates: 38°41′58″N 75°36′54″W / 38.69944°N 75.61500°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Delaware |
County | Sussex |
Elevation | 39 ft (12 m) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
Area code(s) | 302 |
GNIS feature ID | 213752[1] |
Cannon is an unincorporated community in Sussex County, Delaware, United States. Cannon is located on Delaware Route 18 south of Bridgeville.
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Alberta_McNadd_on_Chester_Truitt%27s_farm_at_Cannon%2C_Del.jpg/220px-Alberta_McNadd_on_Chester_Truitt%27s_farm_at_Cannon%2C_Del.jpg)
Child laborer Alberta McNadd on Chester Truitt's farm at Cannon, 1910.
History[]
Cannon's population was 25 in 1890,[2] 16 in 1900,[3] and 150 in 1960.[4]
References[]
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ Cram, George Franklin (1887). Cram's Universal Atlas: Geographical, Astronomical and Historical, Containing a Complete Series of Maps of Modern Geography, Illustrated by Numerous Views and Charts ; the Whole Supplemented with Valuable Statistics, Diagrams, and a Complete Gazetteer of the United States. G.F. Cram. p. 356.
- ^ Cram's Modern Atlas: The New Unrivaled New Census Edition. J. R. Gray & Company. 1902. p. 84.
- ^ World Book Encyclopedia. Vol. D. Field Enterprises Corporation. 1960. p. 88.
Categories:
- Unincorporated communities in Sussex County, Delaware
- Unincorporated communities in Delaware
- Delaware geography stubs