Wooddale, Delaware
Unincorporated community
Wooddale is located in Delaware
Wooddale
Wooddale
Wooddale is located in the United States
Wooddale
Wooddale
Coordinates: 39°45′58″N 75°38′13″W / 39.76611°N 75.63694°W / 39.76611; -75.63694
CountryUnited States
StateDelaware
CountyNew Castle
Elevation
108 ft (33 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code302
GNIS feature ID216256[1]

Wooddale is an unincorporated community in New Castle County, Delaware, United States.[2] Wooddale is located along the Red Clay Creek and Rolling Mill Road, west of Wilmington.[3]

History

The community was home to the Wooddale Paper Mills and iron mills in the 1800s.[4] The Spring Valley Brewing Company, led by F. Hermann Biedermann sold draft beer to saloons within the neighborhood in the late 1800s.[5]

Historic registers

The Wooddale Historic District and Wooddale Bridge are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Wooddale". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wooddale, Delaware
  3. ^ Delaware Department of Transportation (2008). Delaware Official Transportation Map (PDF) (Map). Dover: Delaware Department of Transportation. Retrieved July 21, 2016.
  4. ^ Runk, J.M. & Co (2012). Biographical and Genealogical History of the State of Delaware Volume 1. United States: RareBooksClub. ISBN 978-1130384253.
  5. ^ Medkeff Jr., John (2015). Brewing in Delaware. United States: Arcadia Publishing Library Editions. ISBN 978-1531674731.
  6. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.


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