Concord, Delaware

Concord, Delaware
Unincorporated community
Concord
Concord
Coordinates: 38°38′31″N 75°33′19″W / 38.64194°N 75.55528°W / 38.64194; -75.55528Coordinates: 38°38′31″N 75°33′19″W / 38.64194°N 75.55528°W / 38.64194; -75.55528
Country United States
State Delaware
County Sussex
Elevation 26 ft (8 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s) 302
GNIS feature ID [1]

Concord is an unincorporated community in Sussex County, Delaware, United States. Concord is located along Delaware Route 20 east of Seaford.

Concord, Sussex County, Delaware should not be confused with Concord, New Castle County, Delaware; the latter is a populated place located in Wilmington, bordering the northern edge of the city along Delaware Route 202.[2]

Concord originally had several bog-iron furnaces in the area in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.[3] The Pine Grove Furnace Site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[4]

References

  1. "Concord". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. Based on location designated in the OpenStreetMap resource; see node 158618495.
  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.
  4. National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.


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