Cannon, Delaware

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Cannon, Delaware
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Coordinates: 38°41′58″N75°36′54″W / 38.69944°N 75.61500°W / 38.69944; -75.61500 Coordinates: 38°41′58″N75°36′54″W / 38.69944°N 75.61500°W / 38.69944; -75.61500
Country United States
State Delaware
County Sussex
Elevation
39 ft (12 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s) 302
GNIS feature ID213752 [1]

Cannon is an unincorporated community in Sussex County, Delaware, United States. Cannon is located on Delaware Route 18 south of Bridgeville.

Child laborer Alberta McNadd on Chester Truitt's farm at Cannon, 1910. Alberta McNadd on Chester Truitt's farm at Cannon, Del.jpg
Child laborer Alberta McNadd on Chester Truitt's farm at Cannon, 1910.

History

Cannon's population was 25 in 1890, [2] 16 in 1900, [3] and 150 in 1960. [4]

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References

  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. 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.
  3. Cram's Modern Atlas: The New Unrivaled New Census Edition. J. R. Gray & Company. 1902. p. 84.
  4. World Book Encyclopedia. D. Field Enterprises Corporation. 1960. p. 88.