Red Lion Creek
Red Lion Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Delaware. It is a tributary of the Delaware River. Red Lion Creek took its name from a tavern of the same name near its course in Red Lion.Places of Interest
Highlights include Fort Delaware and Chelsea.
Fort Delaware
Protected area
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Fort Delaware is a former harbor defense facility, designed by chief engineer Joseph Gilbert Totten and located on Pea Patch Island in the Delaware River. Fort Delaware is situated 2½ miles east of Red Lion Creek.
Chelsea
Historic building
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Chelsea is a historic home located in Delaware City, New Castle County, Delaware. It was built in 1848 by Thomas Clark, and is a three-story, three-bay-square brick block with a low, almost flat, hipped roof surmounted by a widow's walk. Chelsea is situated 2 miles south of Red Lion Creek.
Buena Vista
Heritage site
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Buena Vista is a historic home located at New Castle, New Castle County, Delaware. It was built between 1845 and 1847, and is a two-story, five-bay, brick dwelling in the Greek Revival style. Buena Vista is situated 2½ miles northwest of Red Lion Creek.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tybouts Corner and Delaware City.
Tybouts Corner
Hamlet
Tybouts Corner is an unincorporated populated place in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. Tybouts Corner is situated 2 miles northwest of Red Lion Creek.
Delaware City
Village
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Delaware City is a city in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. The population was 1,885 as of 2020. It is a small port town on the eastern terminus of the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal and is the location of the Forts Ferry Crossing to Fort Delaware on Pea Patch Island. Delaware City is situated 2½ miles southeast of Red Lion Creek.
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. Red Lion is situated 2½ miles west of Red Lion Creek.
Red Lion Creek
- Type: Stream
- Description: River in Delaware, United States
- Category: body of water
- Location: New Castle County, Delaware, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Japanese—“Red Lion Creek” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Red Lion Creek”
- Chinese: “雷德萊昂溪”
- Japanese: “レッドライオン川”
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