Little Heaven, Delaware
Unincorporated community in Delaware, United States
39°02′30″N 75°27′24″W / 39.04167°N 75.45667°W / 39.04167; -75.45667Little Heaven is an unincorporated community in Kent County, Delaware, United States.[1] Its elevation is 26 ft (7.9 m) and its position 39°02′30″N 75°27′24″W / 39.04167°N 75.45667°W / 39.04167; -75.45667. It is north of Frederica at the interchange between Delaware Route 1 and Bowers Beach Road/Clapham Road.
It originated in a group of cabins built by local farmer Jahu Reed in the 1870s for the Irish workers he employed in his orchards.[2] The Jehu Reed House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[3]
Notable person
- Traves Brownlee, Vice presidential candidate of the American Party in the 1984 United States presidential election[4]
References
- ^ a b "Little Heaven, Delaware". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved April 19, 2010.
- ^ Francis, William; Michael Hahn (2009). The Dupont Highway. Arcadia Publishing. p. 63. ISBN 978-0-7385-6848-5. Retrieved July 27, 2011.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Tax-protest leader, former wife are held". The News Journal. Wilmington, Delaware. September 15, 1984.
External links
- Media related to Little Heaven, Delaware at Wikimedia Commons
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Municipalities and communities of Kent County, Delaware, United States
County seat: Dover
communities
- Adamsville‡
- Andrewville
- Berrytown
- Big Stone Beach
- Bishops Corner
- Blackiston
- Brownsville
- Canterbury
- Carpenters Bridge
- Chapeltown
- Cowgills Corner
- Dinahs Corner
- Downs Chapel
- Dutch Neck Crossroads
- Hazlettville
- Hickman
- Hollandsville
- Kitts Hummock
- Little Heaven
- Little Hell
- Marydel
- Mastens Corner
- Moores Corner
- Pearsons Corner
- Petersburg
- Pickering Beach
- Port Mahon
- Sandtown
- Seven Hickories
- Smyrna Landing‡
- South Bowers
- Star Hill
- Thompsonville
- Vernon
- Whiteleysburg
- Williamsville
- Willow Grove
- Woodland Beach
- Wrights Crossroads
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