John Penrose Virden

John Penrose Virden (HMXGR)

Location: Lewes, DE 19958 Sussex County
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Country: United States of America
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N 38° 46.559', W 75° 8.454'

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John Penrose Virden,
a Delaware River Pilot, built this
house in 1888. He was a co-founder
& the first President of the Pilots
Association. Virden died in 1934 and
is buried across the street in
St. Peters Cemetery.
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Date Added Tuesday, September 16th, 2014 at 2:26pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 487760 N 4291927
Decimal Degrees38.77598333, -75.14090000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 38° 46.559', W 75° 8.454'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds38° 46' 33.54" N, 75° 8' 27.24" W
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Area Code(s)302
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 184-228 2nd St, Lewes DE 19958, US
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