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Lake Forest School District
Lake Forest School District, in Kent County, Delaware, was created when funding was not sufficient for three proximal districts (Harrington School District, Felton School District, and Frederica School District) so the three were merged to create a new combined district in 1969. Its headquarters are in an unincorporated area of Kent County with a Felton postal address. It includes Bowers, Felton, Harrington, Viola ; german: Bratsche , alt=Viola shown from the front and the side , image=Bratsche.jpg , caption= , background=string , hornbostel_sachs=321.322-71 , hornbostel_sachs_desc=Composite chordophone sounded by a bow , range= , related= *Violin family ..., most of Riverview, most of Frederica, and some of Woodside East. Schools ; High schools * Lake Forest High School ; Middle schools *Chipman (W.T.) Middle School ; Elementary schools *Lake Forest Central Elementary School *Lake Forest East Elementary School *Lake Forest North Elementary School *Lake Forest South ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kent County, Delaware
Kent County is a county located in the central part of the U.S. state of Delaware. As of the 2020 census, the population was 181,851, making it the least populous county in Delaware. The county seat is Dover, the state capital of Delaware. It is named for Kent, an English county. Kent County comprises the Dover, DE Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the Philadelphia-Reading- Camden, PA- NJ-DE- MD Combined Statistical Area. History In about 1670 the English began to settle in the valley of the St. Jones River, earlier known as Wolf Creek. On June 21, 1680, the Duke of York chartered St. Jones County, which was carved out of New Amstel/New Castle and Hoarkill/Sussex counties. St. Jones County was transferred to William Penn on August 24, 1682, and became part of Penn's newly chartered Delaware Colony. Penn ordered a court town to be laid out, and the courthouse was built in 1697. The town of Dover, named after the town of Dover in England's Kent, was finally ... [...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] |
Delaware Gazette
''The Delaware Gazette'' is an American daily newspaper published in Delaware, Ohio. It is owned by AIM Media Midwest. The newspaper is published on weekday and Saturday mornings and is the only daily newspaper in Delaware County, Ohio. The paper's circulation in 2004 was approximately 8,000 daily. In addition to the daily newspaper, the ''Gazette'' newsroom also publishes ''The Sunbury News'', a weekly newspaper in nearby Sunbury, Ohio, and provides commercial printing and website management services. History ''The Delaware Gazette'' was founded as a weekly newspaper in 1818, by Abram Thomson and a partner. In 1834, Thomson bought out his partner and from that time until 2004, the newspaper was owned and managed by members of the Thomson family. The ''Gazette'' published its first edition as a daily newspaper January 10, 1884. In June 2004, W.D. "Tom" Thomson II, the great-great-grandson of Abram Thomson, sold the ''Gazette'' to Brown Publishing Company of Cincinnati. At the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unincorporated Area
An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have no unincorporated areas at all or these are very rare: typically remote, outlying, sparsely populated or List of uninhabited regions, uninhabited areas. By country Argentina In Argentina, the provinces of Chubut Province, Chubut, Córdoba Province (Argentina), Córdoba, Entre Ríos Province, Entre Ríos, Formosa Province, Formosa, Neuquén Province, Neuquén, Río Negro Province, Río Negro, San Luis Province, San Luis, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina, Santa Cruz, Santiago del Estero Province, Santiago del Estero, Tierra del Fuego Province, Argentina, Tierra del Fuego, and Tucumán Province, Tucumán have areas that are outside any municipality or commune. Australia Unlike many other countries, Australia has only local government in Aus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Felton, Delaware
Felton is a town in Kent County, Delaware, United States. It is part of the Dover, Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,298 at the 2010 census. History Established in 1856 as a whistle stop along the Delaware Railroad, Felton was named after Samuel M. Felton Sr., then-president of the Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad. As president, he was responsible for developing the Railroad in Delaware's rural areas, and by extension, the town's existence. Felton was incorporated on February 2, 1861, and passenger rail service would continue to the town until the early 1950s. The Coombe Historic District, Thomas B. Coursey House, Felton Historic District, Felton Railroad Station, and Hughes Early Man Sites are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. FELTON RAILROAD STATION, KENT COUNTY, DE.jpg , Felton Railroad Station, October 2017 Geography Felton is located at (39.0084464, –75.5779807). According to the United States Census Bur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bowers, Delaware
Bowers (commonly known as Bowers Beach) is a town in Kent County, Delaware, United States. It is part of the Dover, Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area. According to the 2010 Census, the population of the city is 335. History Bowers Beach was originally settled in the late 1600s and was named Whitwell's Delight by Francis Whitwell. The land was acquired by William Frampton in 1685 and was called Dover Peers. After Frampton died, the land was sold to William Bassett. Eventually, 420 acres of Whitwell's Delight belonged to Nathaniel and Mary Hunn. After Nathaniel Hunn died in 1734, his children sold the land to John Bowers and the land along the Delaware Bay between the St. Jones River and Murderkill River became known as Bowers Beach starting on August 16, 1734. The land later belonged to John Bowers' son and then his granddaughter, with the latter being the last person in the Bowers family to own the land. Part of the land was acquired by John Booth in 1750, who sold it later ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harrington, Delaware
Harrington is a city in Kent County, Delaware, United States. It is part of the Dover, Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area. Harrington hosts the annual Delaware State Fair each July. The population was 3,562 at the 2010 census. History Harrington was named for Hon. Samuel Maxwell Harrington, a former chancellor of the state. The town developed at a railroad junction along the Delaware Railroad and served as a rural trading center. Geography Harrington is located at (38.9237244, –75.5777033). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and (1.48%) is water. Government Harrington has a mayor-council system of government. As of 2017, the mayor of Harrington is Duane Bivans. The mayor of Harrington has a term limit of eight consecutive years while city council members have term limits of nine consecutive years. Term limits were implemented in 2017 and Harrington is one of only a few municipalities in Delaware with term ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viola, Delaware
Viola is a town in Kent County, Delaware, United States. It is part of the Dover, Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 157 at the 2010 census. History Viola was built in 1856 after the Delaware Railroad opened a station. The town was laid out on a grant called Golden Thicket, owned by William Shores in 1681. Geography Viola is located at (39.0428907, –75.5718695). According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all land. Infrastructure Transportation Main Street is the main north–south road through Viola. The road is called Turkey Point Road outside the town limits and leads north toward Woodside and south toward Felton. Evens Road is the main east–west road through Viola and leads east to an intersection with U.S. Route 13 in Canterbury. US 13 heads north toward Dover and south toward Harrington. The Delmarva Central Railroad's Delmarva Subdivision line passes north–south through Viola. Utilities Delmarva Powe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Riverview, Delaware
Riverview is a census-designated place (CDP) in Kent County, Delaware, United States. It is part of the Dover, Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 2,456 at the 2010 census. Geography Riverview is located at . According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , of which is land and (1.91%) is water. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 1,583 people, 560 households, and 455 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 574 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 88.44% White, 7.26% African American, 0.25% Native American, 1.52% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 1.07% from other races, and 1.39% from two or more races. 2.27% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 560 households, out of which 41.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.3% were married couples living together, 8.4% had a female householder with no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frederica, Delaware
Frederica is a town in Kent County, Delaware, United States. It is part of the Dover, Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 774 at the 2010 census. ILC Dover, the company which manufactured the spacesuits for the Apollo and Skylab astronauts of the 1960s and 1970s, along with fabricating the suit component of the Space Shuttle's Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU), is located nearby. History The present-day town of Frederica was part of a land grant to Boneny Bishop by William Penn in 1681. The location at a bend along the Murderkill River was originally known as Indian Point and later became known as Johnny Cake Landing. The waterfront was surveyed in 1758 and the area where most shipping activity occurred became known as Goforth's Landing. The remainder of the town was surveyed and laid out by Jonathan Emerson in 1772. In 1796, the community was renamed from Johnny Cake Landing to Frederica Landing at the request of one of Emerson's daughters, as she bel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Woodside East, Delaware
Woodside East is a census-designated place (CDP) in Kent County, Delaware, United States. It is part of the Dover, Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 2,316 at the 2010 census. Geography Woodside East is located at (39.0675435, -75.5376242). According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , all land. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 2,174 people, 752 households, and 557 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 1,272.7 people per square mile (490.9/km). There were 855 housing units at an average density of 500.5 per square mile (193.1/km). The racial makeup of the CDP was 66.33% White, 28.24% African American, 0.55% Native American, 0.78% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 0.87% from other races, and 3.17% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.39% of the population. There were 752 households, out of which 46.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.8% we ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lake Forest High School (Delaware)
Lake Forest High School is a public high school in an unincorporated area of Kent County with a Felton postal address. It is a part of the Lake Forest School District. The school services Bowers, Felton, Harrington, Viola ; german: Bratsche , alt=Viola shown from the front and the side , image=Bratsche.jpg , caption= , background=string , hornbostel_sachs=321.322-71 , hornbostel_sachs_desc=Composite chordophone sounded by a bow , range= , related= *Violin family ..., most of Riverview, most of Frederica, and some of Woodside East. It is a small Division II Henlopen Conference School. References External links * {{authority control High schools in Kent County, Delaware Public high schools in Delaware ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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