Cannon, Delaware

Cannon, Delaware
Unincorporated community
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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	302
GNIS feature ID	213752 [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.

History

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

References

1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
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. Vol. D. Field Enterprises Corporation. 1960. p. 88.