Cannon, Delaware

Cannon is an unincorporated community in Sussex County, Delaware, United States. Cannon is located on Delaware Route 18 south of Bridgeville.

Child laborer Alberta McNadd on Chester Truitt's farm at Cannon, 1910.

Cannon, Delaware
Unincorporated community
Cannon is located in Delaware
Cannon
Cannon
Cannon is located in the United States
Cannon
Cannon
Coordinates: 38°41′58″N 75°36′54″W
CountryUnited States
StateDelaware
CountySussex
Elevation
39 ft (12 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code302
GNIS feature ID213752[1]

History

Cannon's population was 25 in 1890,[2] 16 in 1900,[3] and 150 in 1960.[4]

References
  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. Cram, George Franklin (1887). Cram's Universal Atlas: Geographical, Astronomical and Historical, Containing a Complete Series of Maps of Modern Geography, Illustrated by Numerous Views and Charts ; the Whole Supplemented with Valuable Statistics, Diagrams, and a Complete Gazetteer of the United States. G.F. Cram. p. 356.
  3. Cram's Modern Atlas: The New Unrivaled New Census Edition. J. R. Gray & Company. 1902. p. 84.
  4. World Book Encyclopedia. Vol. D. Field Enterprises Corporation. 1960. p. 88.


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