Little Heaven, Delaware

Unincorporated community in Delaware, United States

39°02′30″N 75°27′24″W / 39.04167°N 75.45667°W / 39.04167; -75.45667CountryUnited StatesStateDelawareCountyKentElevation

26 ft (8 m)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)Area code302GNIS feature ID214234^[1]

Little Heaven is an unincorporated community in Kent County, Delaware, United States.^[1] Its elevation is 26 ft (7.9 m) and its position 39°02′30″N 75°27′24″W / 39.04167°N 75.45667°W / 39.04167; -75.45667. It is north of Frederica at the interchange between Delaware Route 1 and Bowers Beach Road/Clapham Road.

It originated in a group of cabins built by local farmer Jahu Reed in the 1870s for the Irish workers he employed in his orchards.^[2] The Jehu Reed House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.^[3]

Notable person

Traves Brownlee, Vice presidential candidate of the American Party in the 1984 United States presidential election^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b "Little Heaven, Delaware". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved April 19, 2010.
^ Francis, William; Michael Hahn (2009). The Dupont Highway. Arcadia Publishing. p. 63. ISBN 978-0-7385-6848-5. Retrieved July 27, 2011.
^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ "Tax-protest leader, former wife are held". The News Journal. Wilmington, Delaware. September 15, 1984.