Gumboro, Delaware
Gumboro is an unincorporated community in Sussex County, Delaware, United States. It is part of the Salisbury, Maryland-Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area. In 2006, legislation to establish Gumboro as an incorporated town was passed by the Delaware General Assembly, and was vetoed by Governor Ruth Ann Minner[2] as no civic government was to be immediately convened, leaving a gap in government from when the town was incorporated and left county control, until the election of a government.[3]
Infectious bursal disease virus (IBDV) was first discovered in Gumboro in 1962 and thus has been known as Gumboro disease. This virus causes an immuno-suppressive disease in chickens. The disease is usually sub-clinical in birds less than two weeks of age and clinical disease is generally observed in birds over two weeks of age.
The town has a community center along Millsboro Highway that previously was used as a school house. The town is also home to Bayshore Community Church, a large church compared to others in the area.
The West Woods Methodist Episcopal Church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.[4]
References
- ^ "Gumboro". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Gumboro: The little town that wasn't there | The News Journal | delawareonline.com". February 2, 2012. Archived from the original on February 2, 2012. Retrieved July 13, 2021.
- ^ "Bill Detail - Delaware General Assembly". legis.delaware.gov. Retrieved July 13, 2021.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
External links
- Media related to Gumboro, Delaware at Wikimedia Commons
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