Naamans Creek

River in Delaware, United States
39°50′34″N 75°29′32″W / 39.84278°N 75.49222°W / 39.84278; -75.49222[1] MouthDelaware River
 • location
Claymont, Delaware
 • coordinates
39°48′19″N 75°26′11″W / 39.80528°N 75.43639°W / 39.80528; -75.43639[1]
 • elevation
sea level (0 ft.)Basin featuresProgressionDelaware River → Delaware Bay → Atlantic OceanRiver systemDelaware RiverTributaries  • leftEast Branch Naamans Creek • rightWest Branch Naamans Creek
South Branch Naamans Creek

Naamans Creek (spelled Naaman Creek on federal maps)[2] is a tributary of the Delaware River that is located in northeast New Castle County, Delaware and southeast Delaware County, Pennsylvania.[3]

History and geography

This creek is believed to be named after a Minqua chief who befriended the Swedish settlers of the area.[4] A large tract of land along the creek was deeded to Governor Johan Risingh by chief Peminacka in 1655.[5]

The stream rises near the intersection of Foulk Road and Naamans Creek Road at 39°50′34″N 75°29′32″W / 39.84278°N 75.49222°W / 39.84278; -75.49222 in Bethel Township, Pennsylvania, flows through Arden, Delaware,[6] and discharges into the Delaware River at 39°48′19″N 75°26′11″W / 39.80528°N 75.43639°W / 39.80528; -75.43639 in Claymont, Delaware.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Naaman Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Naaman Creek
  3. ^ "Naamans Creek Watershed" (PDF). Delaware Department of Natural Resources & Environmental Control. Retrieved April 29, 2011.
  4. ^ Ferris, Benjamin (1987) [1846]. A history of the original settlements on the Delaware-- & a history of Wilmington. Wilmington, DE: Gateway Press ; Book orders to Delaware Genealogical Society. p. 134. OCLC 17298839, 865874829, 1013367022.
  5. ^ "State of Delaware". www.delaware.gov. Archived from the original on 3 May 2009. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
  6. ^ Wiencek, Henry (May 1992). "Laying out the idyllic life in a latter-day Arden". Smithsonian. 23 (2). Washington, D.C: Smithsonian Institution: 124. ISSN 0037-7333. OCLC 265517591.