Hares Corner, Delaware
Unincorporated community in Delaware, US
Unincorporated community in Delaware, United States
39°39′55″N 75°36′15″W / 39.66528°N 75.60417°W / 39.66528; -75.60417Hares Corner is an unincorporated community in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. Hares Corner is located at the intersection of U.S. Route 13/U.S. Route 40 and Delaware Route 273, west of New Castle and immediately south of Wilmington Airport.[2]
History
The community was once a stagecoach stop and a cattle market.[3] Hares Corner was home to the Green Tree Inn, which was demolished in 1931 to allow US 13 to be widened to a divided highway.[4]
The Hares Corner post office operated from 1863 to 1891.[5] According to historian Harvey Cochran Bounds, the 1890 opening of the post office at nearby Farnhurst "had more than a little to do" with the closure of the Hares Corner post office.[6] In 1890, Hares Corner's population was 50.[7] In the 1920s, Hares Corner was the site of fox hunting; these events were hosted by the Hares Corner Community Club.[8]
References
- ^ "Hares Corner". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Delaware Department of Transportation (2008). Delaware Official Transportation Map (PDF) (Map). Dover: Delaware Department of Transportation.
- ^ Brown, Robin. "The backstory on odd Delaware place names". The News Journal. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
- ^ Federal Writers' Project (1938). The ocean highway: New Brunswick, New Jersey to Jacksonville, Florida. American Guide Series. New York: Modern Age Books. ISBN 9780403022144. Retrieved April 10, 2009.
- ^ "Post Offices". www.postalhistory.com. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
- ^ Bounds, Harvey Cochran (1938). A Postal History of Delaware. Press of Kells. p. 51.
- ^ Cram, George Franklin (1890). 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.
- ^ "Hare's Corner Dogs Get Fox in River". Wilmington Evening Journal. February 1, 1923. p. 23. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
External links
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County seat: Wilmington
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