Hares Corner, Delaware

Hares Corner is an unincorporated community in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. Hares Corner is located at the intersection of U.S. Route 13/U.S. Route 40 and Delaware Route 273 west of New Castle and immediately south of Wilmington Airport.[2] The community was once a stagecoach stop and a cattle market. Hares Corner was home to the Green Tree Inn, which was demolished in 1931 to allow US 13 to be widened to a divided highway.[3]

Hares Corner, Delaware
Hares Corner
Hares Corner
Coordinates: 39°39′55″N 75°36′15″W
CountryUnited States
StateDelaware
CountyNew Castle
Elevation
66 ft (20 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)302
GNIS feature ID216108[1]

References

  1. "Hares Corner". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. Delaware Department of Transportation (2008). Delaware Official Transportation Map (PDF) (Map). Dover: Delaware Department of Transportation.
  3. Federal Writers' Project (1938). The ocean highway: New Brunswick, New Jersey to Jacksonville, Florida. American Guide Series. New York: Modern Age Books. Retrieved 2009-04-10.


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