Carpenters Corner, Delaware
Carpenters Corner, Delaware | |
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| Coordinates: 38°44′33″N 75°09′01″W / 38.74250°N 75.15028°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Delaware |
| County | Sussex |
| Elevation | 23 ft (7 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Area code | 302 |
| GNIS feature ID | 216056[1] |
Carpenters Corner, Delaware is a village two miles south of Lewes and four miles northwest of Rehoboth Beach in Sussex County, at 38°44′30″N 75°09′00″W / 38.74167°N 75.15000°W.[2] The village is located on Delaware Route 1, and is named for two prosperous dairy farmers.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Carpenters Corner". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ L. W. Heck, A. J. Wraight, D. J. Orth, J. R. Carter, L. G. Van Winkle, and Janet Hazen: Delaware Place Names, National Geological Survey Bulletin 1245, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C., 1966, p. 25.
- ^ "Farm at Carpenter's Corner southeast of Lewes". Cape Gazette. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |