Gumboro, Delaware

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Gumboro, Delaware
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Millsboro Highway in Gumboro
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Gumboro
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Gumboro
Gumboro (the United States)
Coordinates: 38°28′39″N75°21′55″W / 38.47750°N 75.36528°W / 38.47750; -75.36528
Country United States
State Delaware
County Sussex
Elevation
43 ft (13 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
19966
Area code 302
GNIS feature ID216106 [1]

Gumboro is an unincorporated community in Sussex County, Delaware, United States. It is part of the Salisbury, Maryland-Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area. In 2006, legislation to establish Gumboro as an incorporated town was passed by the Delaware General Assembly, and was vetoed by Governor Ruth Ann Minner [2] as no civic government was to be immediately convened, leaving a gap in government from when the town was incorporated and left county control, until the election of a government. [3]

Infectious bursal disease virus (IBDV) was first discovered in Gumboro in 1962 and thus has been known as Gumboro disease. This virus causes an immuno-suppressive disease in chickens. The disease is usually sub-clinical in birds less than two weeks of age and clinical disease is generally observed in birds over two weeks of age.

The town has a community center along Millsboro Highway that previously was used as a school house. The town is also home to Bayshore Community Church, a large church compared to others in the area.

The West Woods Methodist Episcopal Church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007. [4]

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References

  1. "Gumboro". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. "Gumboro: The little town that wasn't there | The News Journal | delawareonline.com". February 2, 2012. Archived from the original on February 2, 2012. Retrieved July 13, 2021.
  3. "Bill Detail - Delaware General Assembly". legis.delaware.gov. Retrieved July 13, 2021.
  4. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.