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Bear is a census-designated place (CDP) in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. The population was 19,371 at the 2010 census . Originally a small crossroads in a rural area, approximately 14 miles (23 km) south of Wilmington , the area supported small farms growing mainly corn and cattle.
Map of the United States with Delaware highlighted. Delaware is a state located in the Southern United States.According to the 2016 United States Census estimate, Delaware is the 6th least populous state with 989,948 inhabitants but the 2nd smallest by land area spanning 1,948.54 square miles (5,046.7 km 2) of land. [1]
White Hall, also known as the William Cann Tenant House and Andrew Elliason Tenant House, is a historic home located at Bear, New Castle County, Delaware.It was built in three phases during the 19th century between about 1830 and 1860, and is a two-story, five-bay frame dwelling with a gable roof.
Bear: 1 New Castle County: 19701 Beaver Brook: 1 New Castle County: 19720 Beaver Dam Heights: 1 Sussex County: 19973 Beaver Valley: 1 New Castle County Beech Haven: 1 Kent County Bellefonte: 1 New Castle County: 19809 Bellemoor: 1 New Castle County: 19802 Bellevue: 1 New Castle County Bellevue Manor: 1 New Castle County: 19809 Belltown: 1
US 40 in Delaware has an annual average daily traffic count ranging from a high of 107,176 vehicles at the DE 9 interchange along the I-295 concurrency to a low of 25,863 vehicles at the Appleby Road intersection between Bear and New Castle. [1] The entire length of US 40 in Delaware is part of the National Highway System. [5]
Lums Pond, the largest freshwater pond in Delaware, covering 200 acres (81 ha) in central New Castle County, was built in the early 19th century as an impoundment for the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal. [1] The pond supplied water to fill the locks of the canal and water power for a local gristmill. The pond became a natural recreational draw ...
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Following the English conquest of 1664, all of the land on the western side of the Delaware River and Delaware Bay was governed as part of the New York Colony and administered from the town of New Castle. During the brief recapture of the colony by the Dutch in 1673, additional court districts were created around Upland and Whorekill. [4]