Glenville, Delaware

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Glenville, Delaware is a ghost town in Delaware, United States, at 39.7126°N 75.6399°W (39.7126, -75.6399). The community consisted of a development on Bread and Cheese Island, on the east bank of the Red Clay Creek near its mouth, just south of Delaware Route 4 near Stanton. After floods caused by Tropical Storm Henri on September 15, 2003, homeowners were bought out by the state and local government, and the community was abandoned in 2004. Demolition began in 2005.[1]

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  1. ^ Chadderdon, Jesse. "Ceremony marks end of Glenville community" (PDF), Brandywine Community News, 2005-08-19, p. 3.