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Greenville; post village in Newcastle County on the Philadelphia and Reading 
Railway. 
Greenwood; post village in Sussex County on the Philadelphia, Baltimore and 
Washington and the Queen Anne's railroads. 
Grubbs; post village in Newcastle County. 
Gumboro; post village in Sussex County. 
Guyencourt; post village in Newcastle County on the Philadelphia and Reading 
Railway. 
Hang-mans Run; a small tributary to Delaware Bay in Newcastle County. 
Harbeson; post village in Sussex County, known as Broadkill, on the Philadelphia, 
Baltimore and Washington Railroad. 
Harrington; town in Kent County on the Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington 
Railroad. Population, 1,242. 
Hartly ; post village in Kent County on the Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington 
Railroad. 
Hazlettville; village in Kent County. 
Henlopen; cape on the eastern coast of Delaware at the entrance of Delaware Bay. 
Henry Clay Factory; post village in Newcastle County. 
Herring; small creek rising in Sussex County and flowing east into Rehoboth Bay. 
Hickman; post village in Kent County on the Queen Anne's Railroad. 
Hockessin; post village in Newcastle County. 
Hollandville; village in Kent County. 
Hollyoak; post village in Newcastle County on the Philadelphia, Baltimore and 
Washington Railroad. 
Holly ville; post village in Sussex County. 
Houston Station; post village in Kent County on the Philadelphia, Baltimore and 
Washington Railroad. 
Indian; river of Sussex County flowing eastward into the Atlantic Ocean. 
Iron; hill in Newcastle County. Altitude, 340 feet. 
Isaac; branch of St. Jones Creek in Kent County. 
Keeney; station in Newcastle County on Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington 
Railroad. 
Kelleys; small island in Delaware Bay near the coast. 
Kent; county, situated in the central part of the State, bounded on the east by Dela- 
ware Bay and drained by Choptank River and Duck and Mispillion creeks. 
The surface is extensively covered with forests. The soil is mostly fertile; area, 
615 square miles; population, 32,762; white, 25,017; negro, 7,738; foreign born, 
626; county seat, Dover. The mean magnetic declination in 1900 was 6° 30'; 
the mean annual rainfall about 45 inches, and the mean annual temperature, 
about 50°. The county is traversed by the Philadelphia, Baltimore and Wash- 
ington Railroad. 
Kenton; town and post village in Kent County on the Philadelphia, Baltimore and 
Washington Railroad. Population, 192. 
Kirkwood; post village in Newcastle County on the Philadelphia, Baltimore and 
Washington Railroad. 
Knowles; post village in Sussex County. 
Lambs; village in Sussex County. 
Laurel; town in Sussex County on the Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington 
Railroad. Population, 825. 
Lebanon; village in Kent County. 
Leipsic; town in Kent County. Population, 305. 
Lewes; creek, a very small branch rising in Sussex County and flowing north into 
Delaware Bay. 
