List of ghost towns in Delaware

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This is an incomplete list of ghost towns in Delaware .

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A destroyed Glenville, Delaware home, two weeks after Hurricane Isabel impacted Delaware (photo taken October 2, 2003) Abandoned house in Glenville Delaware.jpg
A destroyed Glenville, Delaware home, two weeks after Hurricane Isabel impacted Delaware (photo taken October 2, 2003)

Ghost Towns

Town nameOther name(s)CountyEstablishedDisestablishedRemarks
Banning Sussex
Glenville New Castle Never recovered from the damage caused by Tropical Storm Henri in 2003 and was abandoned by 2004. [1]
New Market Sussex
Owens Station Sussex
Saint Johnstown Sussex
Woodland Sussex
Woodland Beach Kent
Zwaanendael Swaanendael, Zwaanendael Colony, Swaanendael Colony New Castle First settlement in the state [2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Chadderdon, Jesse (August 19, 2005). "Ceremony marks end of Glenville community" (PDF). Brandywine Community News. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 3, 2006. Retrieved January 29, 2007.
  2. ↑ Keeling, Stephen (2020). "Delaware". USA. Donna Dailey, Mike Gerrard, Taraneh Ghajar Jerven, Patricia Harris, David Lyon, Paul Oswell. New York. p. 228. ISBN   978-0-241-40863-6. OCLC   1153969073.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
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