Star Hill, Delaware

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Star Hill, Delaware
Star Hill AME Church
Star Hill AME Church
Star Hill is located in Delaware
Star Hill
Star Hill
Coordinates: 39°06′19″N 75°32′26″W / 39.10528°N 75.54056°W / 39.10528; -75.54056Coordinates: 39°06′19″N 75°32′26″W / 39.10528°N 75.54056°W / 39.10528; -75.54056
CountryUnited States
StateDelaware
CountyKent
Elevation
36 ft (11 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)302
GNIS feature ID214689[1]

Star Hill is an unincorporated community in Kent County, Delaware, United States. Star Hill is located at the intersection of U.S. Route 13 and Voshells Mill Road/Voshells Mill Star Hill Road south of Camden.[2]

Star Hill was an early community of African American settlement in Kent County. The Star Hill AME Church is located in Star Hill; the church served as a safe haven along the Underground Railroad and held anti-slavery meetings.[3] Today the church is home to the Star Hill Museum, which features exhibits about African American history in Kent County, slavery and the Underground Railroad.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ "Star Hill". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. ^ Delaware Department of Transportation (2008). Delaware Official Transportation Map (PDF) (Map). Dover: Delaware Department of Transportation.
  3. ^ "Building Freedom". Delaware Historical Society. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
  4. ^ "Star Hill Historical Society Museum". National Park Service. Retrieved October 2, 2014.


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