Cannon, Delaware
Appearance
Cannon, Delaware | |
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Coordinates:38°41′58″N75°36′54″W/ 38.69944°N 75.61500°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Delaware |
County | Sussex |
Elevation | 39 ft (12 m) |
Time zone | UTC-5(Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4(EDT) |
Area code | 302 |
GNISfeature ID | 213752[1] |
Cannonis anunincorporated communityinSussex County,Delaware,United States. Cannon is located onDelaware Route 18south ofBridgeville.
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History
[edit]Cannon's population was 25 in 1890,[2]16 in 1900,[3]and 150 in 1960.[4]
References
[edit]- ^"US Board on Geographic Names".United States Geological Survey.October 25, 2007.RetrievedJanuary 31,2008.
- ^Cram, George Franklin (1887).Cram's Universal Atlas: Geographical, Astronomical and Historical, Containing a Complete Series of Maps of Modern Geography, Illustrated by Numerous Views and Charts; the Whole Supplemented with Valuable Statistics, Diagrams, and a Complete Gazetteer of the United States.G.F. Cram. p. 356.
- ^Cram's Modern Atlas: The New Unrivaled New Census Edition.J. R. Gray & Company. 1902. p. 84.
- ^World Book Encyclopedia.Vol. D. Field Enterprises Corporation. 1960. p. 88.