Ashland, Delaware

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Ashland, Delaware
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Ashland
Coordinates: 39°47′59″N75°39′26″W / 39.79972°N 75.65722°W / 39.79972; -75.65722
Country United States
State Delaware
County New Castle
Elevation
157 ft (48 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code 302
GNIS feature ID216020 [1]

Ashland is an unincorporated community in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. [1] Ashland is located at the intersection of Delaware Route 82 and Barley Mill Road along the Red Clay Creek. [2]

History

Ashland's population was 150 in 1890, [3] and was 146 in 1900. [4]

The Ashland Covered Bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Ashland". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. Delaware Department of Transportation (2008). Delaware Official Transportation Map (PDF) (Map). Dover: Delaware Department of Transportation. Retrieved July 21, 2016.
  3. 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.
  4. Cram's Modern Atlas: The New Unrivaled New Census Edition. J. R. Gray & Company. 1902. p. 84.
  5. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.