Farnhurst, Delaware
Farnhurst, Delaware | |
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  Farnhurst  Farnhurst | |
| Coordinates: 39°41′35″N 75°34′39″W / 39.69306°N 75.57750°WCoordinates: 39°41′35″N 75°34′39″W / 39.69306°N 75.57750°W ⧼validator-fatal-error⧽ | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Delaware |
| County | New Castle |
| Elevation | 43 ft (13 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Area code(s) | 302 |
| GNIS feature ID | 216946[1] |
Farnhurst is an unincorporated community in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. Farnhurst is located at the junction of Interstate 295, U.S. Route 13, and U.S. Route 40 2.2 miles (3.5 km) north-northwest of New Castle.[2]
In 1904, Farnhurst was described as a post village on the Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington Railroad.[3]
It was the site of the Delaware State Hospital, a psychiatric institution.The cemetery on the grounds was mostly obliterated in the 1950s by highway construction of the Farnhurst interchange providing access to the Delaware Memorial Bridge.[4][5][6][7][8]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Farnhurst". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ↑ Delaware Department of Transportation (2008). Delaware Official Transportation Map (PDF) (Map). Dover: Delaware Department of Transportation.
- ↑ Gannett, Henry (1904), A Gazetteer of Delaware (Issue 230 of Geological Survey bulletin), U.S. Government Printing Office
- ↑ Dettwyler, Katherine A. (2019), Remembering Farnhurst: Stories from the Delaware State Hospital, 1894-1920, Outskirts Press, ISBN 1977212603
- ↑ "Delaware State Hospital, Farnhurst, Delaware, 1932 October 28 | Hagley Museum and Library Archives". findingaids.hagley.org.
- ↑ "History of the Delaware State Hospital". Farnhurst, Delaware.
- ↑ Bureau, Public Roads; Library, United States Public Roads Administration (August 18, 1950). "Highways, Current Literature" – via Google Books.
- ↑ Works, United States Congress House Committee on Public (August 18, 1947). "Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Public Buildings and Grounds of the Committee on Public Works, House of Representatives ..." U.S. Government Printing Office – via Google Books.
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