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Oak Orchard, Delaware

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Fire protection is provided by the Indian River Vol. Fire Co., ambulance service by the Mid-Sussex Rescue Squad, and police services are provided by the
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as there is no incorporated town to provide such services. Oak Orchard was the scene of a house fire on January 3, 2001, that killed 11 family members.
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held by the tribe. The unincorporated community is home to the Oak Orchard/Riverdale Post of the
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for over 2000 years and is home to the Nanticoke Indian Museum as well as a yearly
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Salisbury, Maryland-Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area
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Unincorporated communities in Sussex County, Delaware
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Unincorporated community in Delaware, United States
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Unincorporated community
Oak Orchard is located in Delaware
Oak Orchard is located in the United States
38°35′46″N 75°10′22″W / 38.59611°N 75.17278°W / 38.59611; -75.17278
Country
State
Delaware
County
Sussex
Time zone
UTC-5
Eastern (EST)
DST
UTC-4
ZIP code
Area code
302
GNIS
unincorporated community
Millsboro
Sussex County
Delaware
Indian River Bay
Delaware Route 24
Salisbury, Maryland-Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area
Nanticoke Indian Tribe
Pow-wow
American Legion
Delaware State Police
"Oak Orchard"

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