Star Hill, Delaware
Unincorporated community in Delaware, United States
39°06′19″N 75°32′26″W / 39.10528°N 75.54056°W / 39.10528; -75.54056Star Hill is an unincorporated community in Kent County, Delaware, United States. Star Hill is located at the intersection of U.S. Route 13 and Voshells Mill Road/Voshells Mill Star Hill Road, south of Camden.[2]
Star Hill was an early community of African American settlement in Kent County. The Star Hill AME Church is located in Star Hill; the church served as a safe haven along the Underground Railroad and held anti-slavery meetings.[3] Today the church is home to the Star Hill Museum, which features exhibits about African American history in Kent County, slavery and the Underground Railroad.[4]
References
- ^ "Star Hill". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Delaware Department of Transportation (2008). Delaware Official Transportation Map (PDF) (Map). Dover: Delaware Department of Transportation.
- ^ "Building Freedom". Delaware Historical Society. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
- ^ "Star Hill Historical Society Museum". National Park Service. Retrieved October 2, 2014.
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Municipalities and communities of Kent County, Delaware, United States
County seat: Dover
communities
- Adamsville‡
- Andrewville
- Berrytown
- Big Stone Beach
- Bishops Corner
- Blackiston
- Brownsville
- Canterbury
- Carpenters Bridge
- Chapeltown
- Cowgills Corner
- Dinahs Corner
- Downs Chapel
- Dutch Neck Crossroads
- Hazlettville
- Hickman
- Hollandsville
- Kitts Hummock
- Little Heaven
- Little Hell
- Marydel
- Mastens Corner
- Moores Corner
- Pearsons Corner
- Petersburg
- Pickering Beach
- Port Mahon
- Sandtown
- Seven Hickories
- Smyrna Landing‡
- South Bowers
- Star Hill
- Thompsonville
- Vernon
- Whiteleysburg
- Williamsville
- Willow Grove
- Woodland Beach
- Wrights Crossroads
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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