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Geographical feature near Newark, Delaware, United States
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Charts and Maps Used by the Early Settlers of Maryland
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181:. The hill is named for its
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869:National Wildlife Refuges
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362:Iron Hill School No. 112C
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1084:Cedar Swamp
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836:First State
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386:"Iron Hill"
332:During the
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92:Coordinates
1233:Categories
1154:Ted Harvey
1149:Tappahanna
1144:Prime Hook
1074:Blackiston
1018:Wilmington
882:Prime Hook
430:2022-07-25
369:References
259:iron oxide
239:intrusions
105:75°45′06″W
102:39°38′19″N
1124:Nanticoke
1069:Augustine
1064:Assawoman
1036:Blackbird
1008:Trap Pond
1003:Lums Pond
988:Fox Point
251:pyroxenes
231:fall line
161:. With a
157:, in the
147:Iron Hill
130:Geography
82:Elevation
58:Iron Hill
33:Iron Hill
1114:Midlands
948:Bellevue
811:Delaware
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267:goethite
263:hematite
227:Piedmont
197:Location
171:Piedmont
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135:Location
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289:History
255:olivine
221:Geology
1190:County
1168:Trails
1041:Redden
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275:Jasper
269:, and
253:, and
243:Gabbro
203:Newark
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