Holloway Terrace, Delaware

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Holloway Terrace, Delaware
Unincorporated community
Holloway Terrace is located in Delaware
Holloway Terrace
Holloway Terrace
Coordinates: 39°42′06″N 75°32′47″W / 39.70167°N 75.54639°W / 39.70167; -75.54639Coordinates: 39°42′06″N 75°32′47″W / 39.70167°N 75.54639°W / 39.70167; -75.54639
CountryUnited States
StateDelaware
CountyNew Castle
Elevation
39 ft (12 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)302
GNIS feature ID214105[1]

Holloway Terrace is an unincorporated community in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. Holloway Terrace is located on the outskirts of the city of Wilmington along Delaware Route 9 and Interstate 295 southwest of the Port of Wilmington.

History[]

Lots in the community, an early suburb of Wilmington, were first sold in May 1916.[2] The Wilmington Evening Journal reported that 300 plots of land had sold on the first day; these sales included subscriptions to the Evening Journal.[3]

Holloway Terrace was adjacent to the New Castle Trolley Line.[3]

The residents formed the Holloway Terrace Civic Association and Volunteer Fire Company No. 1 on September 20, 1921, to provide representation and protection for the community.[4]

By 1966, Holloway Terrace had a population of 1,100.[5] This area continued to grow, and by the 1970s, the majority of Delawareans lived in the suburbs surrounding Wilmington, including early suburbs like Holloway Terrace, Claymont, and Holly Oak.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ "Holloway Terrace". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. ^ "300 Lots Sold First Day". Wilmington Evening Journal. 1916-05-08. p. 9. Retrieved 2021-08-16.
  3. ^ a b "Three Hundred Lots at Holloway Terrace Have Already Been Sold". Wilmington Evening Journal. 1916-05-08. p. 24. Retrieved 2021-08-16.
  4. ^ "History - Holloway Terrace Fire Company - New Castle County, Delaware". Ht20fc.com. Retrieved 2014-02-19.
  5. ^ Heck, L. W.; Wraight, A. Joseph; Orth, Donald J.; Carter, J. R.; Winkle, L. G. Van; Hazen, Janet (1966). Delaware Place Names. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 55. Retrieved 2021-08-16.
  6. ^ Munroe, John Andrew (2006). History of Delaware. University of Delaware Press. p. 244. ISBN 978-0-87413-947-1.

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