Editing Henlopen Acres, Delaware (section)

==History==
The name "Henlopen" probably is derived from that of [[Thijmen Jacobsz Hinlopen]] (1572–1637), a merchant in [[Amsterdam]] in the [[Netherlands]].

Evidence of [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] activity prior to the arrival of [[Europe]]ans has been found in Henlopen Acres.<ref name="Meehan, pp. 229, 231">Meehan, pp. 229, 231.</ref> After the arrival of the first European settlers, organized by the Dutch merchant [[Samuel Blommaert]] (1583–1651 or 1654), the area became farmland.

In 1930, a {{convert|156|acre|ha|adj=on|lk=on}} parcel of this farmland was deeded to [[Colonel (United States)|Colonel]] [[Wilbur S. Corkran]] (1888–1962) for $100,000.<ref name="Meehan, pp. 229, 231"/> Corkran developed the parcel during the 1930s as a "residential development where quiet-loving, cultured people may live in a country seaside community amid conditions which make for health, comfort and refined pleasure."<ref name="sussexcountyonline.com">{{Cite web |url=http://www.sussexcountyonline.com/towns/henlopenacres.html |title=Henlopen Acres Delaware &ndash; Sussex County Online, Delaware |access-date=September 21, 2008 |archive-date=September 28, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080928024120/http://www.sussexcountyonline.com/towns/henlopenacres.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> Corkran's development was incorporated in 1970 as the town of Henlopen Acres.<ref name="sussexcountyonline.com"/>