Williamsville is an unincorporated community in Kent County, Delaware, United States. Williamsville is located at the intersection of Williamsville Road and Deep Grass Lane, south of Houston.[2]

It was known as Guinea-Town, until an official name change in 1827.[3]

Williamsville was the site of the Williamsville Colored School (1920–1929).[4]

Griffith's Chapel was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Williamsville". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ Delaware Department of Transportation (2008). Delaware Official Transportation Map (PDF) (Map). Dover: Delaware Department of Transportation.
  3. ^ "Laws of the State of Delaware". August 3, 1829 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ "Exterior view of Williamsville Colored School in Kent County prior to new construction".
  5. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.


Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Williamsville,_Kent_County,_Delaware
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