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In September 1955, W. Percival Johnson, a well known local contractor, announced his company would start the development of a new community called "Foulkwood" that would have "half-acre lots with large single family homes." It named for Faulk Road (which itself had been named for an early settler to
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A second entrance to the community, Longwood Road, was built in the 1960s. Around that time the final expansion the community was made, bringing the total number of homes to 172. Speed bumps were added in 1983, after resident concerns over child safety. Records show that many of the residents worked
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the Brandywine Hundred) the main roadway in the community. The development opened one year and consisted of split-level and two-story houses with a
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architectural theme. The original houses were marketed for about $ 20,000. The neighborhood's civic association was founded in 1959.
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L. W. HECK, A. J. WRAIGHT, D. J. ORTH,J. R. CARTER, L. G. VAN WINKLE, and JANET HAZEN (1966).
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Unincorporated communities in New Castle County, Delaware
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team that competed in the Concord Baseball League (CBL).
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Foulk Woods is located north of the intersection of
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Unincorporated community in Delaware, United States
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Foulk Woods is located in Delaware
Foulk Woods is located in the United States
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