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East Dover Hundred
East Dover Hundred in the U.S. state of Delaware was originally part of St. Jones Hundred, which was renamed Dover Hundred Dover Hundred was a List of Delaware Hundreds, hundred in Kent County, Delaware, Kent County, Delaware, United States. Dover Hundred was created in 1682 as St. Jones Hundred. It was renamed Dover Hundred in 1823. In 1859, Dover Hundred was divided ... in 1823, which was then divided in 1877 into two hundreds: East Dover Hundred and West Dover Hundred. External linksEAST DOVER HUNDRED KC 21(State of Delaware Information) Hundreds in New Castle County, Delaware {{Delaware-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Delaware
Delaware ( ) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Maryland to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and New Jersey and the Atlantic Ocean to its east. The state takes its name from the adjacent Delaware Bay, in turn named after Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr, an English nobleman and Virginia's first colonial governor. Delaware occupies the northeastern portion of the Delmarva Peninsula and some islands and territory within the Delaware River. It is the second-smallest and sixth-least populous state, but also the sixth-most densely populated. Delaware's largest city is Wilmington, while the state capital is Dover, the second-largest city in the state. The state is divided into three counties, having the lowest number of counties of any state; from north to south, they are New Castle County, Kent County, and Sussex County. While the southern two counties have historically been predominantly agricultural, New Castle is more ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dover Hundred
Dover Hundred was a List of Delaware Hundreds, hundred in Kent County, Delaware, Kent County, Delaware, United States. Dover Hundred was created in 1682 as St. Jones Hundred. It was renamed Dover Hundred in 1823. In 1859, Dover Hundred was divided into East Dover Hundred () and West Dover Hundred (). References [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hundred (division)
A hundred is an administrative division that is geographically part of a larger region. It was formerly used in England, Wales, some parts of the United States, Denmark, Southern Schleswig, Sweden, Finland, Norway, the Bishopric of Ösel–Wiek, Curonia, the Ukrainian state of the Cossack Hetmanate and in Cumberland County in the British Colony of New South Wales. It is still used in other places, including in Australia (in South Australia and the Northern Territory). Other terms for the hundred in English and other languages include ''wapentake'', ''herred'' (Danish and Bokmål Norwegian), ''herad'' ( Nynorsk Norwegian), ''hérað'' (Icelandic), ''härad'' or ''hundare'' (Swedish), ''Harde'' (German), ''hiird'' ( North Frisian), ''satakunta'' or ''kihlakunta'' (Finnish), ''kihelkond'' (Estonian), ''kiligunda'' (Livonian), '' cantref'' (Welsh) and ''sotnia'' (Slavic). In Ireland, a similar subdivision of counties is referred to as a barony, and a hundred is a subdivision of a p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Dover Hundred
West Dover Hundred is a hundred in Kent County, Delaware, United States. West Dover Hundred was formed in 1859 from Dover Hundred Dover Hundred was a List of Delaware Hundreds, hundred in Kent County, Delaware, Kent County, Delaware, United States. Dover Hundred was created in 1682 as St. Jones Hundred. It was renamed Dover Hundred in 1823. In 1859, Dover Hundred was divided .... Its primary community is Hartly. References External links * West Dover Hundred, * West Dover Hundred, Hundreds in Kent County, Delaware {{Delaware-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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