Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Redden, Delaware


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The result was keep. Sources found subsequent to nomination demonstrate GEOLAND met. 78.26 (spin me / revolutions) 03:31, 12 August 2021 (UTC)

Redden, Delaware

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This is the first case I've found in Delaware of what looks to be a pure rail spot, as the only sure reference to it I can find calls it "Redden station" and the maps and aerials don't plainly disagree with that. There are two significant complications, however. First, Redden is a hugely prominent name in the region from way back, so it's hard to get past them in the searching. Second, however, is that the Redden Lodge sits in the Redden State Forest, immediately to the east. Both of these attract a ton of coverage, between the NRHP (the lodge) and the CCC (the state lands), but both are at some remove from the former station. If anyone can come up with some evidence that there was a town here, we can update the article, but otherwise I don;'t think it's notable. Mangoe (talk) 03:16, 5 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Delaware-related deletion discussions. ☢️ Radioactive 🎃 (talk) 03:35, 5 August 2021 (UTC)
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 * Keep. This was definitely more than just a rail station. Census data is available for 1890, 1900, and 1920, and they show 50-60 residents here. I've added this info, and will add more later this week (I'm currently traveling, and have no access to my paper books). This was a notable community in its time, and maps of the era show a real place with a real population. NewspaperArchive also has enough to flesh out this article: 422 articles; some will be false positives, but there's plenty of encyclopedic info here. Firsfron of Ronchester  09:05, 5 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Keep per refs.Djflem (talk) 17:16, 6 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Keep Passes GEOLAND with census figures. ~ EDDY  ( talk / contribs )~ 00:26, 12 August 2021 (UTC)


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