Blue Ball, Delaware

Blue Ball, Delaware
Unincorporated community
Blue Ball is located in Delaware
Blue Ball
Blue Ball
Blue Ball is located in the United States
Blue Ball
Blue Ball
Coordinates: 39°46′38″N 75°32′41″W / 39.77722°N 75.54472°W / 39.77722; -75.54472
CountryUnited States
StateDelaware
CountyNew Castle
Elevation
295 ft (90 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code302
GNIS feature ID216043[1]

Blue Ball is an unincorporated community in New Castle County, Delaware, United States.[1][2][3] Blue Ball is located at the junction of U.S. Route 202, Delaware Route 141, and Delaware Route 261, north of Wilmington.[4] It takes it name from eponymous tavern.[5][6][7] The area was originally developed by the Weldin family.[8] Many of the structures in the area has since been demolished.[9]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Blue Ball". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ "These 12 Towns In Delaware Have The Strangest Names You'll Ever See". OnlyInYourState. March 23, 2020.
  3. ^ Federal Writers' Project (2013), The WPA Guide to Delaware: The First State, Trinity University Press (reprint), p. 422, ISBN 9781595342072
  4. ^ Delaware Department of Transportation (2008). Delaware Official Transportation Map (PDF) (Map). Dover: Delaware Department of Transportation. Retrieved July 21, 2016.
  5. ^ "Blue Ball Tavern Site Handout" (PDF). deldot.gov.
  6. ^ "The History of the Blue Ball Tavern & The Purpose of the Blue Ball" (PDF). deldot.gov. Retrieved July 22, 2024.
  7. ^ "Blue Ball Barn" (PDF). www.destateparks.com.
  8. ^ "Background Research" (PDF). deldot.gov. Retrieved July 22, 2024.
  9. ^ "Then&Now: Foulk Road at Concord Pike".


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