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Laurel Historic District is a national historic district located at Laurel, Sussex County, Delaware. The district includes 701 contributing buildings, 5 contributing sites, 4 contributing structures, and 1 contributing object in the central business district and surrounding residential areas of Laurel. It includes residential, commercial ...
Roughly bounded by Market, Main and Edgewood Sts., School House Ln., Maple Alley and the Delmarva Central Railroad tracks 38°44′28″N 75°36′06″W / 38.741111°N 75.601667°W / 38.741111; -75.601667 ( Bridgeville Historic
Laurel is located on the Atlantic Coastal Plain in southwestern Delaware at (38.5565041, −75.5713141 [ 7 ] According to the United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 1.7 square miles (4.4 km 2 ), of which 1.7 square miles (4.4 km 2 ) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km 2 ) (4.07%) is water.
Farmers markets in Licking County. Canal Market District Farmers Market: 36 E. Canal St., Newark: Tuesdays from 4-6 p.m., June 4 through Sept. 24; Fridays from 4-7 p ...
The Amish first settled in Kent County in 1915 after migrations from Wisconsin, Montana, Alabama, and Ohio. [29] The area is home to several Amish businesses selling items such as Amish food, furniture, quilts, and handmade crafts. Every September, the Amish Country Bike Tour, one of the largest cycling events in Delaware, takes place in the ...
The community is well known for its agriculture and its large farmers' market/flea market. The Amish community in the Mechanicsville/Charlotte Hall area consists of 8 church districts and about 1,000 people. The Amish first came to the area in 1939-1940 after some members left the Amish community in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania over a ...
Sussex County was the site of the first European settlement in Delaware, a Dutch trading post named Zwaanendael at the present site of Lewes. On June 3, 1631, Dutch captain David Pietersen de Vries landed along the shores of the Delaware to establish a whaling colony in the mid-Atlantic of the New World. The colony lasted only until 1632, when ...
Moore Potato House is a historic potato house located near Laurel, Sussex County, Delaware. It one of the last surviving examples of its building type. It was built about 1920, and is a 1 + 1 ⁄ 2-story, gable fronted, balloon frame structure. It measures 16 feet 6 inches (5.03 meters), by 20 feet 4 inches (6.20 meters).