Valley Road Switch
Valley Road Switch is an electrical substation in New Castle County, Delaware. Valley Road Switch is situated nearby to the post office United States Postal Office, as well as near Tweed’s Park.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Public School No. 29 and T. Pierson Farm.
Public School No. 29
Heritage site
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Public School No. 29, also known as Lamborn Library, is a historic school building located at Hockessin, New Castle County, Delaware. It was built in 1870 as a one-room school; a second floor and classroom was added about 1890. is a two-story, brick building on a stone foundation with basement. Public School No. 29 is situated 1¼ miles northeast of Valley Road Switch.
T. Pierson Farm
House
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The T. Pierson Farm is a historic farm located at Hockessin, New Castle County, Delaware. The property includes three contributing buildings. They are a stone house with late-19th century frame addition, a stone and frame bank barn, and a mid-19th century frame outbuilding. T. Pierson Farm is situated 1 mile north of Valley Road Switch.
Springer Farm
House
Photo: Choess, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Springer Farm is a historic farm located at Hockessin, New Castle County, Delaware. The property includes four contributing buildings. They are a stone house, a stone and frame bank barn, a stone spring house, and a braced frame corn crib, both dated to the 19th century. Springer Farm is situated 1 mile northwest of Valley Road Switch.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hockessin and Meeting House Hill.
Hockessin
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Hockessin, is a small, rapidly growing town in northern New Castle County, right on the border with Pennsylvania. Centered between two major highways, Route 7, or Limestone Road, and Route 41, Lancaster Pike, Hockessin offers a quiet reprieve for travelers and residents alike.
Meeting House Hill
Hamlet
Hockessin is a census-designated place in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. The population was 13,478 at the 2020 Census. Meeting House Hill is situated 1½ miles northeast of Valley Road Switch.
Meadowbrook
Hamlet
Meadowbrook is an unincorporated community in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. Meadowbrook is located along North Star Road north of Delaware Route 72, north of Pike Creek Valley and south of North Star. Meadowbrook is situated 1½ miles south of Valley Road Switch.
Valley Road Switch
- Type: Electrical substation
- Category: industry
- Location: New Castle County, Delaware, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
39.77508° or 39° 46′ 30″ northLongitude
-75.71332° or 75° 42′ 48″ westOperator
Delmarva PowerOpen location code
87F6Q7GP+2MOpenStreetMap ID
way 71583374
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Highlights include United States Postal Office and Tweed’s Park.
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