Yorklyn, Delaware
| Yorklyn, Delaware | |
|---|---|
| Unincorporated community | |
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Abandoned warehouses of the Garrett Snuff Mill in Yorklyn | |
  Yorklyn  Yorklyn Location within the state of Delaware | |
| Coordinates: 39°48′29″N 75°40′32″W / 39.80806°N 75.67556°WCoordinates: 39°48′29″N 75°40′32″W / 39.80806°N 75.67556°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Delaware |
| County | New Castle |
| Elevation | 174 ft (53 m) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 19736 |
| Area code(s) | 302 |
| GNIS feature ID | 216260[1] |
Yorklyn is an unincorporated community in northern New Castle County, Delaware, United States. It lies along Delaware Route 82 northwest of the city of Wilmington, the county seat of New Castle County.[2] Its elevation is 174 feet (53 m).[1] Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 19736.[3]
Yorklyn is home to Delaware State Parks' Auburn Heights Preserve which includes the Friends of Auburn Heights Preserve and Marshall Steam Museum with the largest operating collection of Stanley Steamer cars in the world. Also nearby is Ashland Nature Center and the Center for the Creative Arts along with the Yorklyn Recreation Center, commonly referred to as the Yorklyn pool, which houses two pools, tennis courts, and basketball courts.
The Auburn Mills Historic District, Garrett Snuff Mills Historic District, Graves Mill Historic District, and Garrett Snuff Mill are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[4]
The National Vulcanized Fiber company was headquartered in Yorklyn, however since bankruptcy in 2008 the plant has been largely torn down and the land purchased by the State of Delaware for Auburn Heights Preserve, a Delaware State Park. Plans call for restoring the original Marshall Brothers Mill into a museum and using some of the original NVF buildings for other uses.
References
- 1 2 "Yorklyn, Delaware". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ↑ Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '08. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, p. 24.
- ↑ Zip Code Lookup Archived May 17, 2011, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
External links
- Center for the Creative Arts
- Delaware State Parks - Auburn Heights Preserve
- Friends of Auburn Heights Preserve
- Yorklyn Recreation Center
