Owens Station, Delaware Explained

Official Name:Owens, Delaware
Pushpin Map:Delaware#USA
Pushpin Label:Owens
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Delaware
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Sussex
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:52
Coordinates:38.8056°N -75.5261°W
Area Code:302
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:216172

Owens Station, Delaware was a community in Delaware, U.S.A.[1]

History

Owens station was a stop on the now defunct Queen Anne's Railroad line between Ellendale and Greenwood. After the railroad closed down and the tracks were removed, all property owned by the railroad was returned to its previous landowners and several small communities built around the stops disappeared. Some houses still exist from the town, at the intersection of Beach Highway and Owens Rd, but most of the former town has disappeared.[2]

The Owens Station Hunting Preserve takes its name from the former rail community.[3]

The remains of the settlement, now called simply Owens, is an unincorporated community located on Delaware Route 16 east of Greenwood.

Owens' population was 18 in 1900,[4] and was 62 in 1925.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Owens Station - Ghost Town.
  2. Web site: Owens Station (Delaware).
  3. Web site: Home . owensstation.com.
  4. Book: Cram's Modern Atlas: The New Unrivaled New Census Edition . 1902 . J. R. Gray & Company . 84 . en.
  5. Book: Premier Atlas of the World: Containing Maps of All Countries of the World, with the Most Recent Boundary Decisions, and Maps of All the States, Territories, and Possessions of the United States with Population Figures from the Latest Official Census Reports, Also Data of Interest Concerning International and Domestic Political Questions . 1925 . Rand McNally & Company . 175 . en.