Smyrna: US 13 @ DUCK CREEK RD
The landscape around Smyrna is a low, gently rolling coastal plain, which has shaped both the built environment and local life. The town developed beside Duck Creek, in the drainage basin of Delaware Bay, and its broad streets connect a historic center with the busy US Route 13 corridor. Smyrna began as Duck Creek Crossroads in the 18th century, when the waterway supported local trade and milling; its present name was adopted in the early 19th century. The Smyrna Historic District preserves a compact collection of brick and frame buildings, while the Smyrna Opera House remains a civic landmark. Between Wilmington and Dover, Smyrna combines small-town Delaware institutions with road links serving the wider Delmarva Peninsula.
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Smyrna occupies a low-lying site along Duck Creek, near the Kent–New Castle county line in Delaware. The waterway continues toward Delaware Bay; as a navigable creek, it made Smyrna an important local port in the 18th and 19th centuries, serving trade and shipbuilding. The community grew from the colonial settlement of Duck Creek Crossroads and adopted the name Smyrna in 1806. Its historic district retains homes, churches and commercial buildings from that era. Downtown, the Smyrna Opera House, opened in 1907, still hosts performances and community events. Flat Coastal Plain farmland extends inland, while tidal marshes become more prominent toward the bay. Continue with other webcams from the area to see how this part of Delaware connects regionally.
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