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Delaware

jberryhill

(62,444 posts) Sun Dec 11, 2011, 02:37 AM Dec 2011

Mine is Mill Creek, and the prize goes to whomever first chimes in on what a hundred is.

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What is your Hundred? (Original Post) jberryhill Dec 2011 OP

Brandywine. Skinner Dec 2011 #1

Mill Creek - here's a site with maps treestar Dec 2011 #2

Decades ago it was Pencader kristopher Dec 2011 #3

Wasn't there a bar named Pencader at one point? jberryhill Dec 2011 #4

Yes. kristopher Dec 2011 #5

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1. Brandywine.

Sun Dec 11, 2011, 02:40 AM

Dec 2011

At least, that's where I grew up. Don't live in Delaware anymore. But I subscribe to the DU Delaware Group!

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2. Mill Creek - here's a site with maps

Tue Dec 13, 2011, 06:08 PM

Dec 2011

http://history.delaware.gov/information/GISdata/Hundreds_Maps/georef_hundreds.html

They were for legislative districting - so says Wikipedia. They appear on deeds but have no political significance now.