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jberryhill

(62,444 posts) Sun Dec 11, 2011, 02:37 AM Dec 2011

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What is your Hundred?

Mine is Mill Creek, and the prize goes to whomever first chimes in on what a hundred is.

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What is your Hundred? (Original Post) jberryhill Dec 2011 OP

Brandywine. Skinner Dec 2011 #1

Mill Creek - here's a site with maps treestar Dec 2011 #2

Decades ago it was Pencader kristopher Dec 2011 #3

Wasn't there a bar named Pencader at one point? jberryhill Dec 2011 #4

Yes. kristopher Dec 2011 #5

Skinner

(63,645 posts)

1. Brandywine.

Reply to jberryhill (Original post)

Sun Dec 11, 2011, 02:40 AM

Dec 2011

At least, that's where I grew up. Don't live in Delaware anymore. But I subscribe to the DU Delaware Group!

treestar

(82,383 posts)

2. Mill Creek - here's a site with maps

Reply to jberryhill (Original post)

Tue Dec 13, 2011, 06:08 PM

Dec 2011

http://history.delaware.gov/information/GISdata/Hundreds_Maps/georef_hundreds.html

They were for legislative districting - so says Wikipedia. They appear on deeds but have no political significance now.

kristopher

(29,798 posts)

3. Decades ago it was Pencader

Reply to jberryhill (Original post)

Mon Dec 19, 2011, 09:43 PM

Dec 2011

Now it's Indian River.

jberryhill

(62,444 posts)

4. Wasn't there a bar named Pencader at one point?

Reply to kristopher (Reply #3)

Mon Dec 19, 2011, 10:27 PM

Dec 2011

kristopher

(29,798 posts)

5. Yes.

Reply to jberryhill (Reply #4)

Mon Dec 19, 2011, 11:30 PM

Dec 2011

Rough place just across the state line off of Elkton Rd. I was a teen at the time growing up a couple of miles SSE of there at the base of Iron Hill.

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