Stanton (Delaware)
| Stanton | |||
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 Hale-Byrnes House |
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| Location in Delaware | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | 1679 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Delaware | ||
| County : | New Castle County | ||
| Coordinates : | 39 ° 43 ′ N , 75 ° 38 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | ||
| Residents : | 5,900 (as of 2004) | ||
| Postal code : | 19804 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 214687 | ||
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Stanton is an American unincorporated community in the state of Delaware . It has about 5,900 inhabitants (as of 2004).
geography
Stanton is close to the Piedmont border on the banks of Red Clay Creek .
history
Before the arrival of the settlers from Europe, indigenous people regularly migrated through what is now the municipality. At the Clyde Farm, southwest of the village, there is now an archaeological dig. Stanton was first settled around 1679, making it the first settlement in Mill Creek Hundred . All around the land was marked by water mills and a dirt road led from Chester County in Pennsylvania to the banks of Red Clay Creek.
The original name was "Cuckoldstown", which may have served as the name for an inn that was used for illegal rendezvous. The village was later renamed after Stephen Stanton, a prominent landowner in the village.
In August 1777, George Washington had fortifications built in the area, as he expected the landing of British troops at the Head of Elk (now Elton ) ( Maryland ) in the American Revolutionary War . Because of this, Washington and his people held a council of war at Hale-Byrnes House . The battle did not develop as planned, however, as General Howe and his army moved north to Chester County, where Washington and his men got into the Battle of Brandywine .
The Jakobskirche was built in 1720, next to which the oldest public school in the region has been located since 1808.
The "Kiamensi Woolen Mills" on the banks of Red Clay Creek produced blankets for the army during the Revolutionary War and were in operation until around 1900.
traffic
The interurban Wilmington and Philadelphia Traction Company's overland route ended in Stanton .
The railway line between Washington and New Jersey, built by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad and now operated by CSX Transportation , passes north of the settlement . There was a station on this route until passenger traffic was stopped.
South of the settlement is the Amtrak- operated stretch of the Northeast Corridor .
education
There are three schools in Stanton:
- Stanton Middle School
- Central School - an alternative school system
- James H. Groves Adult Education, an adult education school
Personalities
L. Heisler Ball (* 1861, † 1932), doctor and senator, lived in Stanton.