Little Heaven, Delaware

Little Heaven, Delaware
Unincorporated community
Little Heaven, Delaware is located in Delaware
Little Heaven, Delaware
Little Heaven, Delaware
Location within the state of Delaware
Little Heaven, Delaware is located in the United States
Little Heaven, Delaware
Little Heaven, Delaware
Little Heaven, Delaware (the United States)
Coordinates: 39°02′30″N 75°27′24″W / 39.04167°N 75.45667°W / 39.04167; -75.45667
CountryUnited States
StateDelaware
CountyKent
Elevation
26 ft (8 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code302
GNIS feature ID214234[1]

Little Heaven is an unincorporated community in Kent County, Delaware, United States.[1] Its elevation is 26 ft (7.9 m) and its position 39°02′30″N 75°27′24″W / 39.04167°N 75.45667°W / 39.04167; -75.45667. It is north of Frederica at the interchange between Delaware Route 1 and Bowers Beach Road/Clapham Road.

It originated in a group of cabins built by local farmer Jahu Reed in the 1870s for the Irish workers he employed in his orchards.[2] The Jehu Reed House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[3]

Notable person

References

  1. ^ a b "Little Heaven, Delaware". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved April 19, 2010.
  2. ^ Francis, William; Michael Hahn (2009). The Dupont Highway. Arcadia Publishing. p. 63. ISBN 978-0-7385-6848-5. Retrieved July 27, 2011.
  3. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  4. ^ "Tax-protest leader, former wife are held". The News Journal. Wilmington, Delaware. September 15, 1984.


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