Argos Corner (also referred to as Argo Corners) is an
unincorporated community in
Sussex County,
Delaware, United States.
Argos Corner is located along
Delaware Route 1
Delaware Route 1 (DE 1) is the longest numbered state highway in the U.S. state of Delaware. The route runs from the Maryland state line in Fenwick Island, Sussex County, where the road continues south into that state as Maryland R ...
(DE 1) southeast of
Milford Milford may refer to:
Place names Canada
* Milford (Annapolis), Nova Scotia
* Milford (Halifax), Nova Scotia
* Milford, Ontario
England
* Milford, Derbyshire
* Milford, Devon, a place in Devon
* Milford on Sea, Hampshire
* Milford, Shro ...
. It is a neighborhood consisting of one main road (Argos Corner Road), which used to be old
DE 14. Argos Corner Road is perpendicular to Slaughter Beach Road.
There are two businesses on Argos Corner Road: Taylor Marine Center (a boating store and repair center), and War Relics (a store specializing in the sale of military relics and paraphernalia). Former Delaware Governor
Ruth Ann Minner
Ruth Ann Minner (née Coverdale; January 17, 1935 – November 4, 2021) was an American politician and businesswoman from Milford, in Kent County, Delaware. A member of the Democratic Party, she served as the 72nd (and, to date, only female) gov ...
once lived in Argos Corner.
History
Argo's population was 31 in 1900.
References
Unincorporated communities in Sussex County, Delaware
Unincorporated communities in Delaware
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