Saint Georges is an

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and former

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situated on the

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, United States, approximately midway between the

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and

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History

St. Georges was settled before 1730 at the head of the St. Georges Creek. A tavern was built in 1735 and King's Highway was constructed through the settlement in 1762. St. Georges was incorporated as a town in 1825. After being divided by the

and then bypassed by a newer bridge, the town asked to have their charter revoked by the state in 1940. The community has at least one civic association, the North Saint Georges Civic Association which represents the community to the New Castle County Council. The

Senator William V. Roth Jr. Bridge The Senator William V. Roth Jr. Bridge (originally the Chesapeake & Delaware Canal Bridge and also referred to as the Roth Bridge) is a concrete and steel cable-stayed bridge that spans the Chesapeake & Delaware Canal near St. Georges, Delaware ...

(

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, Delaware, Fenwick Island, Sussex County, Delaware, Sussex County, where the ...

) passes just west of the community. It is the only

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in the

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and one of the first in the nation. It opened in 1995 as a replacement to the still standing St. Georges Bridge, which carries

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over the community of St. Georges and the canal. The St. Georges Bridge is in turn a replacement for a former

lift bridge A vertical-lift bridge or just lift bridge is a type of movable bridge in which a span rises vertically while remaining parallel with the deck. The vertical lift offers several benefits over other movable bridges such as the bascule and swi ...

that sat in the middle of town. That bridge—built in 1923—was knocked down on January 10, 1939, by the 6,000-ton freighter ''Waukegan''. The freighter lost control, hit the north tower of the bridge, and caused it to collapse. Two people died: the bridge tender and the bridge electrician. One other bridge spanned the C & D Canal before the lift bridge. It was a small pedestrian swing bridge that crossed over the former

Saint Georges Locks In Christian belief, a saint is a person who is recognized as having an exceptional degree of holiness, likeness, or closeness to God. However, the use of the term ''saint'' depends on the context and denomination. In Anglican, Oriental Ortho ...

. It was destroyed when the locks were dismantled during the first widening and deepening (to sea level) of the canal. Bloomfield, the W. Casperson House,

Linden Hill Linden Hill is a historic home located at St. Georges, New Castle County, Delaware. It was built in 1836, and is a -story, five bay brick dwelling with a center hall plan. It has long kitchen wing set at a right angle to the main house. The f ...

, Ethel S. Roy House, St. Georges Cemetery Caretaker's House, St. Georges Presbyterian Church,

Starl House Starl House was a historic home located at St. Georges, New Castle County, Delaware. It was built before 1822, and was a -story, three-bay, brick dwelling with a gable roof and corbelled brick cornice. The house had a side hall plan and was in ...

, Sutton House (St. Georges, Delaware), and the

North Saint Georges Historic District North Saint Georges Historic District is a national historic district located at St. Georges, New Castle County, Delaware. It encompasses 69 contributing buildings and 3 contributing objects in the village of North St. Georges. The buildings d ...

are listed on the

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. The community is located in New Castle County District 12 and is represented to the

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by Councilman James W. (Bill) Bell.

Demographics

Education

Saint Georges is in the Colonial School District. It operates William Penn High School.

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External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Saint Georges, Delaware Unincorporated communities in New Castle County, Delaware Unincorporated communities in Delaware Chesapeake & Delaware Canal

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Demographics

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