Brandywine Hundred is the name of an unincorporated subdivision of New Castle County, Delaware. Hundreds were once used as a basis for representation in the Delaware General Assembly, and while their names still appear on all real estate transactions, they presently have no meaningful use or purpose except as a geographical point of reference. New Castle County is the northern-most county of the three counties in the state of Delaware. ... Official language(s) None Capital Dover Largest city Wilmington Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 49th 6,452 km² 48 km 161 km 21. ... A hundred is an administrative division, frequently used in Europe and New England, which historically was used to divide a larger region into smaller geographical units. ... The Delaware General Assembly is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Delaware. ...

Boundaries and Formation

Brandywine Hundred is that portion of New Castle County that lies north of the Christiana River and east of Brandywine Creek, excepting that portion in the south included in Wilmington Hundred. Its northern boundary follows a portion of the 12 mile arc drawn around the town of New Castle. It was one of the original hundreds in Delaware created in 1682 and was named for Brandywine Creek that flows along its western boundary. When created it included some of the area now in the Wilmington Hundred, which was split off 1833. The Christina River (formerly the Christiana River) is a tributary of the Delaware River, approximately 35 mi (56 km) long, in the U.S. states of Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Delaware. ... Brandywine Creek (also called the Brandywine River) is a tributary of the Christina River, approximately 20 mi (32 km) long, in southeastern Pennsylvania and northern Delaware in the United States. ... New Castle is a city located in New Castle County, Delaware, six miles (10 km) south of Wilmington, situated on the Delaware River, at the head of Delaware Bay. ...

Development

Excepting a still wooded area along Brandywine Creek, the area is completely urban and suburban with almost continuous industrial, commercial and residential development. The eastern portion was built out early in the twentieth century with the remainder in the decades following World War II. The town of Bellefonte the villages of Arden, Ardencroft, and Ardentown, the Claymont and Edgemoor Census Designated Places (CDP), and the community of Talleyville are in Brandywine Hundred. Combatants Allied Powers Axis Powers Commanders {{{commander1}}} {{{commander2}}} Strength {{{strength1}}} {{{strength2}}} Casualties 17 million military deaths 7 million military deaths World War II, also known as the Second World War (sometimes WW2 or WWII), was a mid-20th century conflict that engulfed much of the globe and is accepted as... Bellefonte is a town located in New Castle County, Delaware. ... Arden is a village located in New Castle County, Delaware. ... Ardencroft is a village located in New Castle County, Delaware. ... Ardentown is a village located in New Castle County, Delaware. ... Claymont is a census-designated place located in New Castle County, Delaware. ... Edgemoor is an unincorporated community and census-designated place located in New Castle County, Delaware. ...

Geography

Important geographical features, in addition to the Christiana River and Brandywine Creek, include the Delaware River, which forms its eastern boundary, Naaman’s Creek and Shell Pot Creek. It is mostly in the piedmont region with one of the more dramatic sections of the eastern fall line being close enough to the Delaware River to allow many scenic views. Delaware River Watershed The Delaware River is a river on the Atlantic coast of the United States. ... The fall line has meanings in both geographical features and the sport of alpine skiing. ...

Transportation

Important roads include portions of Interstate Route 95, Interstate Route 495, Concord Pike (US Route 202), Powder Mill Road (DE Route 141), Naaman’s Road (DE Route 92), Thompson Bridge Road (DE Route 92), Marsh Road (DE Route 3), Foulk Road (DE Route 261) and the old main highway between Wilmington and Philadelphia, now Philadelphia Pike (US Route 13). A portion of the Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad, subsequently the main north-south line of the Pennsylvania Railroad, and now Amtrak, follows the Delaware River, and a portion of the old Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, now CSX Transportation, approximately follows the fall line. The Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad was the Pennsylvania Railroads main line from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania southwest to Baltimore, Maryland. ... 1911 map The Pennsylvania Railroad (AAR reporting mark PRR) was an American railroad existing 1846–1968, after which it merged into Penn Central Transportation. ... Amtrak, is the brand name of the intercity passenger train system created on May 1, 1971 in the United States. ... 1876 map The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (B&O) is one of the oldest railroads in the United States, with an original line from the port of Baltimore, Maryland west to the Ohio River at Wheeling, West Virginia and Parkersburg, West Virginia. ... CSX Transportation (AAR reporting mark CSXT) is a Class I railroad in the United States, owned by the CSX Corporation. ...

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