Appoquinimink Hundred
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Appoquinimink Hundred is an unincorporated subdivision of
Boundaries and formation
Appoquinimink Hundred is that portion of New Castle County that lies south of
Originally, the default boundary of Delaware and Maryland was the vague height of land between the Delaware River and Chesapeake Bay drainage basins and Appoquinimink Hundred extended only to that point. With the running of the Mason–Dixon line in 1767, the western boundary of Delaware was established in its present location and became Appoquinimink Hundred's western boundary. The town of Townsend and a portion of the town of Middletown are in the hundred.
Development
Appoquinimink Hundred remains largely rural and agricultural, but there is significant development beginning around Townsend and Middletown.
Geography
The important geographical features of the hundred, in addition to Appoquinimink Creek and Blackbird Creek, include the Delaware River, which forms its eastern boundary, Noxontown Pond, and the headwaters of the Sassafras River. It is entirely in the coastal plain region on the Delmarva Peninsula.
Transportation
Important roads include portions of the Korean War Veterans Memorial Highway (
See also
- List of Delaware Hundreds
References
- The University of Delaware Library (2001). The Hundreds of Delaware. Retrieved August 17, 2005.