Murderkill Hundred

	Murderkill Hundred Murderkill Hundred was a hundred in Kent County, Delaware, United States. Murderkill Hundred was named after the Murderkill River The Murderkill River is a river flowing to Delaware Bay in central Delaware in the United States. It is approximately long and drains an area of on the Atlantic Coastal Plain. The Murderkill flows for its entire length in southern Kent Coun ..., and created in 1682 as one of the original Delaware Hundreds. It was divided into North Murderkill Hundred and South Murderkill Hundred in 1855. Hundreds in Kent County, Delaware {{Delaware-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	List Of Delaware Hundreds Hundred (county subdivision), Hundreds are unincorporated subdivisions of counties, equivalent to Township (United States), townships in some other states, and were once used as a basis for representation in the Delaware General Assembly. While their names still appear on all real estate transactions, they currently have no meaningful use or purpose except that non-renewable rental agreements for 120 days or less for dwellings located in Broadkill Hundred, Lewes-Rehoboth Hundred, Indian River Hundred and Baltimore Hundred are not subject to the Delaware Landlord-Tenant Code.25 Del. C. § 5102 The divisions, or "hundreds" as they are called, come from the times when Delaware and Maryland were colonial holdings of Great Britain. While Delaware alone retains the use of "hundreds," the origin of most place names in both states can be traced back to the times of British rule. New Castle County Kent County St. Jones Hundred was created in 1682 and was renamed Dover Hundred in 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Kent County, Delaware Kent County is a county located in the central part of the U.S. state of Delaware. As of the 2020 census, the population was 181,851, making it the least populous county in Delaware. The county seat is Dover, the state capital of Delaware. It is named for Kent, an English county. Kent County comprises the Dover, DE Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the Philadelphia-Reading- Camden, PA- NJ-DE- MD Combined Statistical Area. History In about 1670 the English began to settle in the valley of the St. Jones River, earlier known as Wolf Creek. On June 21, 1680, the Duke of York chartered St. Jones County, which was carved out of New Amstel/New Castle and Hoarkill/Sussex counties. St. Jones County was transferred to William Penn on August 24, 1682, and became part of Penn's newly chartered Delaware Colony. Penn ordered a court town to be laid out, and the courthouse was built in 1697. The town of Dover, named after the town of Dover in England's Kent, was finall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Delaware Delaware ( ) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Maryland to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and New Jersey and the Atlantic Ocean to its east. The state takes its name from the adjacent Delaware Bay, in turn named after Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr, an English nobleman and Virginia's first colonial governor. Delaware occupies the northeastern portion of the Delmarva Peninsula and some islands and territory within the Delaware River. It is the second-smallest and sixth-least populous state, but also the sixth-most densely populated. Delaware's largest city is Wilmington, while the state capital is Dover, the second-largest city in the state. The state is divided into three counties, having the lowest number of counties of any state; from north to south, they are New Castle County, Kent County, and Sussex County. While the southern two counties have historically been predominantly agricultural, New Castle is more ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
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	Murderkill River The Murderkill River is a river flowing to Delaware Bay in central Delaware in the United States. It is approximately long and drains an area of on the Atlantic Coastal Plain. The Murderkill flows for its entire length in southern Kent County. It rises just west of Felton and flows generally east-northeastwardly, through Killen Pond (site of Killens Pond State Park) and Coursey Pond, under Carpenters Bridge, and past Frederica to Bowers, where it enters Delaware Bay about 0.5 miles (1 km) south of the mouth of the St. Jones River. DeLorme (2004). ''Maryland Delaware Atlas & Gazetteer''. p.52. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. . The Murderkill River is tidally influenced from its mouth upstream to just past Frederica, and is considered by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to be navigable for the lower 10 miles (16 km) of its course. According to 2002 data from the United States Environmental Protection Agency, 55% of the area of the Murderkill River's watersh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	North Murderkill Hundred North Murderkill Hundred is a hundred in Kent County, Delaware, United States. North Murderkill Hundred was formed in 1855 from Murderkill Hundred Murderkill Hundred was a hundred in Kent County, Delaware, United States. Murderkill Hundred was named after the Murderkill River The Murderkill River is a river flowing to Delaware Bay in central Delaware in the United States. It is approxima .... Its primary community is Camden. References External links * North Murderkill Hundred, Hundreds in Kent County, Delaware {{Delaware-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	South Murderkill Hundred South Murderkill Hundred is a hundred in Kent County, Delaware, United States. South Murderkill Hundred was formed in 1855 from Murderkill Hundred. Its primary community is Felton. See also * Murderkill/Motherkiln Friends Meeting * North Murderkill Hundred North Murderkill Hundred is a hundred in Kent County, Delaware, United States. North Murderkill Hundred was formed in 1855 from Murderkill Hundred Murderkill Hundred was a hundred in Kent County, Delaware, United States. Murderkill Hundred was ... References Hundreds in Kent County, Delaware {{Delaware-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]