Little Heaven, Delaware
Little Heaven, Delaware | |
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Little Heaven, Delaware Location within the state of Delaware | |
Coordinates: 39°02′30″N 75°27′24″W / 39.04167°N 75.45667°WCoordinates: 39°02′30″N 75°27′24″W / 39.04167°N 75.45667°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Delaware |
County | Kent |
Elevation | 26 ft (8 m) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
Area code(s) | 302 |
GNIS feature ID | 214234[1] |
Little Heaven is an unincorporated community in Kent County, Delaware.[1] Its elevation is 26 ft (7.9 m) and its position 39°02′30″N 75°27′24″W / 39.04167°N 75.45667°W. It is north of Frederica at the interchange between Delaware Route 1 and Bowers Beach Road/Clapham Road.
It originated in a group of cabins built by local farmer Jahu Reed in the 1870s for the Irish workers he employed in his orchards.[2] The Jehu Reed House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[3]
Notable residents[]
- Traves Brownlee, Vice presidential candidate of the American Party in the 1984 United States presidential election[4]
References[]
- ^ a b "Little Heaven, Delaware". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2010-04-19.
- ^ Francis, William; Michael Hahn (2009). The Dupont Highway. Arcadia Publishing. p. 63. ISBN 978-0-7385-6848-5. Retrieved 27 July 2011.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Tax-protest leader, former wife are held". The News Journal. Wilmington, Delaware. September 15, 1984.
External links[]
- Media related to Little Heaven, Delaware at Wikimedia Commons
Categories:
- Unincorporated communities in Kent County, Delaware
- Unincorporated communities in Delaware
- Delaware geography stubs