Middletown Historic District - Middletown DE
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N 39° 26.981 W 075° 43.002
18S E 438334 N 4366926
The Middletown Historic District includes the Middletown Academy.
Waymark Code: WM9Q8N
Location: Delaware, United States
Date Posted: 09/18/2010
Views: 4
"Beginning in the 1670's, settler Adam Peterson and his family acquired several tracts of land here. One tract, surveyed in 1733, was given the name "Middletown." The origin of the name is believed to derive from the area's location at the middle point of a road that led from the head of the Bohemia River to the banks of Appoquinimink Creek. Located at the intersection of this road and the busy King's Highway, this crossroads was an important stop for travelers by the mid-18th century. A tavern was established here and a small village developed around it. The town grew rapidly after the railroad's arrival in 1855. Located in the midst of some of the state's most productive farm;ands, this became an important shipping point for a variety of agricultural products. Of particular note is the prosperous peach industry which flourished until a disease known as "Peach Yellow" destroyed many of the orchards here and elsewhere on the Delmarva Peninsula." From the Plaque of this waymark page. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 6.4 square miles (16.6 km²), of which, 6.4 square miles (16.6 km²) of it is land and 0.16% is water.
County / Borough / Parish: New Castle
Year listed: 1978
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering
Periods of significance: 1800-1824, 1825-1849, 1850-1874, 1875-1899
Historic function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Privately owned?: yes
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]
Street address: Not listed
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Hours of operation: Not listed
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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