Porter
Porter is an unincorporated community in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. Porter is located at the intersection of Porter Road and Old Porter Road, southwest of Bear, and is the location of a junction between the Norfolk Southern Railway and the Delmarva Central Railroad.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: human settlement in United States of America
- Also known as: “Porter, DE”, “Porter, Delaware”, “Porters”, and “Rodney Station”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Old Post Office and W. Casperson House.
Old Post Office
Heritage site
Photo: KLOTZPLATE, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Old Post Office is a historic home and post office building located at Kirkwood, New Castle County, Delaware. It was built about 1870, and is a two-story, five-bay, frame double house with a mansard roof in the Second Empire style. Old Post Office is situated 2 miles south of Porter.
W. Casperson House
House
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W. Casperson House is a historic home located at St. Georges, New Castle County, Delaware. It was built about 1835, and is a 2+1⁄2-story, five bay brick erection with a center hall plan.
James Stewart House
House
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James Stewart House, also known as Holly Farm, is a historic home and farm located near Glasgow, New Castle County, Delaware, United States. The oldest section dates to the second half of the 18th century, with additions dating to the 18th and 19th centuries.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Red Lion and Kirkwood.
Red Lion
Hamlet
Red Lion is an unincorporated community in 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 and southwest of New Castle.
Kirkwood
Hamlet
Photo: Michael Romagnoli, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kirkwood is an unincorporated community in central New Castle County, Delaware, United States. It lies along Delaware Route 71, southwest of the city of Wilmington, the county seat of New Castle County. Kirkwood is situated 2 miles south of Porter.
Wrangle Hill
Hamlet
Wrangle Hill is an unincorporated community in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. Wrangle Hill is located at the intersection of U.S. Route 13, Delaware Route 7, and Delaware Route 72 west of Delaware City. Wrangle Hill is situated 2½ miles southeast of Porter.
Porter
- Categories: unincorporated community in the United States and locality
- Location: New Castle County, Delaware, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.60039° or 39° 36′ 1″ northLongitude
-75.68993° or 75° 41′ 24″ westElevation
59 feet (18 metres)Open location code
87F6J826+52OpenStreetMap ID
node 158417525OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
“Porter” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “波特”
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