Christiana, Delaware

Christiana
Christiana
	John Lewden House
	Christiana Location within the state of DelawareShow map of DelawareShow map of the United StatesShow all
	Coordinates: 39°39′54″N 75°39′36″W / 39.66500°N 75.66000°WCoordinates: 39°39′54″N 75°39′36″W / 39.66500°N 75.66000°W
Country	United States
State	Delaware
County	New Castle
Elevation	30 ft (9 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	19702
Area code(s)	302
GNIS feature ID	213798

Christiana is an unincorporated community in New Castle County, Delaware, located on the Christina River, 12 miles southwest of Wilmington. It is home to the Christiana Hospital and the Christiana Mall and is the location of the northern terminus of Delaware Route 1 at an interchange with Interstate 95. Despite sharing a name with Christiana Hundred, the community of Christiana is located in White Clay Creek Hundred.

Christiana Mall

History[]

It is named after the Christina River, which is in turn named after Christina, Queen of Sweden.

The Christiana Historic District, Charles Allen House, John Lewden House, Old Fort Church, Public School No. 111-C, and James Stewart Jr. House are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.^[2]

Christiana's population was 400 in 1890,^[3] 381 in 1900,^[4] 411 in 1925,^[5] and 500 in 1960.^[6]

Notable people[]

(1831-1895), first African-American woman in the United States to become a medical doctor
Annie Ryder Gracey (1836-1908), writer, missionary
Joe Dombrowski (* 1991), professional road racing cyclist

References[]

^ "Christiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ Cram, George Franklin (1890). 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.
^ Premier Atlas of the World: Containing Maps of All Countries of the World, with the Most Recent Boundary Decisions, and Maps of All the States, Territories, and Possessions of the United States with Population Figures from the Latest Official Census Reports, Also Data of Interest Concerning International and Domestic Political Questions. Rand McNally & Company. 1925. p. 175.
^ World Book Encyclopedia. D. Field Enterprises Corporation. 1960. p. 88.

External links[]

Media related to Christiana, Delaware at Wikimedia Commons

Christiana Historical Society

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[gnis-1] "Christiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.

[nris-2] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

[3] Cram, George Franklin (1890). 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.

[4] Cram's Modern Atlas: The New Unrivaled New Census Edition. J. R. Gray & Company. 1902. p. 84.

[5] Premier Atlas of the World: Containing Maps of All Countries of the World, with the Most Recent Boundary Decisions, and Maps of All the States, Territories, and Possessions of the United States with Population Figures from the Latest Official Census Reports, Also Data of Interest Concerning International and Domestic Political Questions. Rand McNally & Company. 1925. p. 175.

[6] World Book Encyclopedia. D. Field Enterprises Corporation. 1960. p. 88.

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Christiana
John Lewden House
Christiana Location within the state of Delaware Christiana Christiana (the United States) Show map of DelawareShow map of the United StatesShow all
Coordinates: 39°39′54″N 75°39′36″W / 39.66500°N 75.66000°W / 39.66500; -75.66000Coordinates: 39°39′54″N 75°39′36″W / 39.66500°N 75.66000°W / 39.66500; -75.66000
Country	United States
State	Delaware
County	New Castle
Elevation	30 ft (9 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	19702
Area code(s)	302
GNIS feature ID	213798^[1]