Star Hill, Delaware
Unincorporated community
Star Hill AME Church
Star Hill AME Church
Star Hill is located in Delaware
Star Hill
Star Hill
Star Hill is located in the United States
Star Hill
Star Hill
Coordinates: 39°06′19″N 75°32′26″W / 39.10528°N 75.54056°W / 39.10528; -75.54056
CountryUnited States
StateDelaware
CountyKent
Elevation
36 ft (11 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code302
GNIS feature ID214689[1]

Star Hill is an unincorporated community in Kent County, Delaware, United States. Star Hill is located at the intersection of U.S. Route 13 and Voshells Mill Road/Voshells Mill Star Hill Road, south of Camden.[2]

Star Hill was an early community of African American settlement in Kent County. The Star Hill AME Church is located in Star Hill; the church served as a safe haven along the Underground Railroad and held anti-slavery meetings.[3] Today the church is home to the Star Hill Museum, which features exhibits about African American history in Kent County, slavery and the Underground Railroad.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Star Hill". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ↑ Delaware Department of Transportation (2008). Delaware Official Transportation Map (PDF) (Map). Dover: Delaware Department of Transportation.
  3. ↑ "Building Freedom". Delaware Historical Society. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Star Hill Historical Society Museum". National Park Service. Retrieved October 2, 2014.


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