Brackenville, Delaware
Brackenville, Delaware | |
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  Brackenville  Brackenville | |
| Coordinates:39°46′50″N75°40′59″W/ 39.78056°N 75.68306°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Delaware |
| County | New Castle |
| Elevation | 322 ft (98 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5(Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4(EDT) |
| Area code | 302 |
| GNISfeature ID | 216803[1] |
Brackenvilleis anunincorporated communityinNew Castle County,Delaware,United States.[1]Brackenville is located at the intersection of Brackenville Road and Old Wilmington Road, east ofHockessin.[2]
In 1809, William Brackend bought land along the road running from Wilmington to Lancaster. With the opening of the Wilmington Turnpike (Lancaster Pike) in 1818, he opened a hotel named the "Peace and Plenty". The hotel stood on the northwest corner of Old Lancaster Pike and Brackenville Road; it was demolished before 1937.
References[edit]
- ^ab"Brackenville".Geographic Names Information System.United States Geological Survey,United States Department of the Interior.
- ^Delaware Department of Transportation (2008).Delaware Official Transportation Map(PDF)(Map). Dover: Delaware Department of Transportation.RetrievedJuly 21,2016.
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