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'''Red Lion''' is an [[Unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] in [[New Castle County, Delaware|New Castle County]], [[Delaware]], United States. Red Lion is located at the intersection of [[Delaware Route 7]] and [[Delaware Route 71]] northwest of [[Delaware City, Delaware|Delaware City]] and southwest of [[New Castle, Delaware|New Castle]].<ref>{{Delaware road map|year=2008}}</ref>
'''Red Lion''' is an [[Unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] in [[New Castle County, Delaware|New Castle County]], [[Delaware]], United States.<ref>{{Citation |last=Gannett |first=Henry |title=A Gazetteer of Delaware (Issue 230 of Geological Survey bulletin) |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xif5aF6LszUC&q=Queen+Anne%27s+Railroad+overbrook&pg=PA13 |year=1904 |publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office}}</ref> Red Lion is located at the intersection of [[Delaware Route 7]] and [[Delaware Route 71]], northwest of [[Delaware City, Delaware|Delaware City]] and southwest of [[New Castle, Delaware|New Castle]].<ref>{{Delaware road map|year=2008}}</ref> The community takes its name from a colonial tavern.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.delawareonline.com/story/insider/2015/03/12/insider-backstory-odd-delaware-place-names/70215632/|title=The backstory on odd Delaware place names|first=robin|last=brown|website=The News Journal}}</ref> and lends it name to the [[Red Lion Hundred]].

==See also==
*[[Red Lion Creek]]


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Latest revision as of 04:34, 28 July 2023

Red Lion, Delaware
Unincorporated community
Red Lion is located in Delaware
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Red Lion is located in the United States
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Coordinates: 39°36′30″N 75°39′50″W / 39.60833°N 75.66389°W / 39.60833; -75.66389
CountryUnited States
StateDelaware
CountyNew Castle
Elevation
33 ft (10 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code302
GNIS feature ID216190[1]

Red Lion is an unincorporated community in New Castle County, Delaware, United States.[2] Red Lion is located at the intersection of Delaware Route 7 and Delaware Route 71, northwest of Delaware City and southwest of New Castle.[3] The community takes its name from a colonial tavern.[4] and lends it name to the Red Lion Hundred.

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References

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  1. ^ "Red Lion". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ Gannett, Henry (1904), A Gazetteer of Delaware (Issue 230 of Geological Survey bulletin), U.S. Government Printing Office
  3. ^ Delaware Department of Transportation (2008). Delaware Official Transportation Map (PDF) (Map). Dover: Delaware Department of Transportation.
  4. ^ brown, robin. "The backstory on odd Delaware place names". The News Journal.
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