Bacons, Delaware
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Bacons is an unincorporated community
located 4 miles north of the Maryland line in Sussex County
, Delaware
, United States
. Also known as Bacon Switch, the site was once a thriving railroad switch point in the late 19th century. The site between Delmar, Delaware
and Laurel, Delaware
had a number of small stores. It was named after the Bacon family, who started a farm there, before expanding into the sawmill and basket making business. Parents Thomas and Amelia Bacon, had four sons: Frank, Albert, Thomas, William and Harry. The son Thomas designed a collapsable egg carrier in 1884 that was granted a US Patent, number 299715 http://www.google.com/patents?id=yTtrAAAAEBAJ&printsec=abstract&zoom=4#v=onepage&q&f=false,299715. The egg carrier was used to ship eggs to Philadelphia, where it would be collapsed and returned to the farmer. Thomas Bacon Jr. died in 1939.
Unincorporated area
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...
located 4 miles north of the Maryland line in Sussex County
Sussex County, Delaware
Sussex County is a county located in the southern part of the U.S. state of Delaware. As of 2010 the population was 197,145, an increase of 25.9% over the previous decade. The county seat is Georgetown. The Seaford Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Sussex County.Sussex County is...
, Delaware
Delaware
Delaware is a U.S. state located on the Atlantic Coast in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It is bordered to the south and west by Maryland, and to the north by Pennsylvania...
, United States
United States
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. Also known as Bacon Switch, the site was once a thriving railroad switch point in the late 19th century. The site between Delmar, Delaware
Delmar, Delaware
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,407 people, 542 households, and 344 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,498.9 people per square mile . There were 595 housing units at an average density of 633.9 per square mile...
and Laurel, Delaware
Laurel, Delaware
As of the census of 2000, there were 3,668 people, 1,389 households, and 957 families residing in the town. The population density was 2,215.9 people per square mile . There were 1,561 housing units at an average density of 943.0 per square mile...
had a number of small stores. It was named after the Bacon family, who started a farm there, before expanding into the sawmill and basket making business. Parents Thomas and Amelia Bacon, had four sons: Frank, Albert, Thomas, William and Harry. The son Thomas designed a collapsable egg carrier in 1884 that was granted a US Patent, number 299715 http://www.google.com/patents?id=yTtrAAAAEBAJ&printsec=abstract&zoom=4#v=onepage&q&f=false,299715. The egg carrier was used to ship eggs to Philadelphia, where it would be collapsed and returned to the farmer. Thomas Bacon Jr. died in 1939.