List of ghost towns in Delaware

This is an incomplete list of ghost towns in Delaware.

A destroyed Glenville, Delaware home, two weeks after Hurricane Isabel impacted Delaware (photo taken October 2, 2003)

Ghost Towns

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Town name Other name(s) County Established Disestablished Remarks
Banning Sussex
Glenville New Castle Never recovered from the damage caused by Tropical Storm Henri in 2003 and was abandoned by 2004.[1]
New Market Sussex
Owens Station Sussex
Saint Johnstown Sussex
Woodland Sussex
Woodland Beach Kent
Zwaanendael Swaanendael, Zwaanendael Colony, Swaanendael Colony New Castle First settlement in the state[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Chadderdon, Jesse (August 19, 2005). "Ceremony marks end of Glenville community" (PDF). Brandywine Community News. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 3, 2006. Retrieved January 29, 2007.
  2. ^ Keeling, Stephen (2020). "Delaware". USA. Donna Dailey, Mike Gerrard, Taraneh Ghajar Jerven, Patricia Harris, David Lyon, Paul Oswell. New York. p. 228. ISBN 978-0-241-40863-6. OCLC 1153969073.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)