Summary
Foulk Woods is an unincorporated community in New Castle County, Delaware, United States.[1]
Foulk Woods, Delaware | |
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  Foulk Woods  Foulk Woods | |
| Coordinates: 39°48′45″N 75°31′14″W / 39.81250°N 75.52056°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Delaware |
| County | New Castle |
| Elevation | 367 ft (112 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Area code | 302 |
| GNIS feature ID | 217128[1] |
Location edit
Foulk Woods is located north of the intersection of Delaware Route 261 and Silverside Road, east of Talleyville and 4.8 miles north of Wilmington.[2]
History edit
In September 1955, W. Percival Johnson, a well known local contractor, announced his company would start the development of a new community called "Foulkwood" [3] that would have "half-acre lots with large single family homes."[3] It named for Faulk Road (which itself had been named for an early settler to the Brandywine Hundred[4]) the main roadway in the community. The development opened one year and consisted of split-level and two-story houses with a Colonial-style architectural theme.[5] The original houses were marketed for about $20,000.[6] The neighborhood's civic association was founded in 1959.[7]
A second entrance to the community, Longwood Road, was built in the 1960s. Around that time the final expansion the community was made, bringing the total number of homes to 172.[8] Speed bumps were added in 1983, after resident concerns over child safety.[9][10] Records show that many of the residents worked for DuPont.[11]
From c. 1959 until at least 1967, the community had a baseball team that competed in the Concord Baseball League (CBL).[12][13][14]
References edit
- ^ a b "Foulk Woods". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ L. W. HECK, A. J. WRAIGHT, D. J. ORTH,J. R. CARTER, L. G. VAN WINKLE, and JANET HAZEN (1966). Delaware Place Names (PDF). Geological Survey Bulletin 1245 (Report). Government Printing Office (U.S.A.).
{{cite report}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ a b "New Faulk Road Development To Be Opened By Johnson Firm". The Morning News. September 10, 1955 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on September 20, 2021. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Colonial Theme At Foulk Woods". The Morning News. September 15, 1956 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Housing Permits Top $1,000,000". The Morning News. March 21, 1959 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Walton, Susan Durnan (July 15, 1999). "Foulk Woods: Where trees and families grow". The News Journal. p. 60 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Pickering, Ann (February 25, 1993). "Green And Growing". The News Journal – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Poltz, Lynn (December 29, 1983). "Speeders have new humps to cross". The Morning News – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Experimental humps are breaking speeders". The Morning News. December 15, 1983 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Feeney, Tom (July 25, 1999). "Shining moment goes dark". The News Journal – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Faulk Woods Victor". Journal–Every Evening. May 20, 1959 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Foulk Woods Winner". Journal–Every Evening. June 11, 1959 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Baseball Standings". Evening Journal. June 17, 1967 – via Newspapers.com.
External links edit
- Foulk Woods Civic Association on Facebook
- "Hear Ye! Hear Ye! (advertisement for Foulk Woods)". The Morning News. November 1, 1958 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Color-Blindness in Foulk Woods". Evening Journal. October 1, 1963 – via Newspapers.com.