Cubbage Pond

Cubbage Pond (also known as Cabbage Pond)[1] is a reservoir on Cedar Creek in Sussex County, Delaware, United States, about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) east of Lincoln.[2] It is approximately 0.5 miles (0.80 km) long.[1]

Cubbage Pond
Cabbage Pond
Cubbage Pond
LocationSussex County, Delaware
Coordinates38°52′00″N 75°23′45″W
Typereservoir
Max. length0.5 miles (0.80 km)

Cubbage Pond Mill has stood on this site since about 1785, built originally by John and William Draper. It was last operated by Samuel Cubbage from 1908 to 1917.[3] He died in 1917 and the mill was inherited by his widow Ida.[4]

References

  1. Geological Survey (U.S.) (1966). Geological Survey bulletin. U.S. Dept. of the Interior, Geological Survey; Washington, D.C. pp. 32–. Retrieved 13 August 2011.
  2. L. W. Heck; A. J. Wraight; D. J. Orth; J. R. Carter; L. G. Van Winkle; Janet Hazen (3 March 1849). "Delaware Place Names" (PDF). United States Department of the Interior Geological Survey. Geological Survey Bulletin 1245: 32. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  3. David Kenton (March 2002). Milford. Arcadia Publishing. p. 36. ISBN 978-0-7385-1411-6. Retrieved 13 August 2011.
  4. "Cubbage Pond Mill Chain-of-Title" (PDF). 9 January 2004. Retrieved 13 August 2011.
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