It once hosted the Laurel Blue Hens of the Eastern Shore Baseball League. Landmarks include U.S. Route 9, Laurel Historic District and Spring Garden. Laurel is the birthplace of Warren K. Lewis, chemical engineer.
Laurel, Delaware gifts and souvenirs: 35 designs made from Laurel's own map, landmarks and history, from $10 to $99. Printed to order and shipped free in the USA.
| Popular | Price |
|---|---|
| Laurel Hometown Ornament | $23 |
| Laurel Vintage Travel Poster | from $40 |
| Laurel Varsity Crewneck | from $57 |
| Laurel Est. Tee | from $33 |
| Laurel Town Line Mug | from $26 |
| Laurel Market Tote | $37 |
Ceramic keepsake, gold ribbon, in 4 styles
Famous natives, by birth year
Its landmark photo in a classic travel-poster layout
A local landmark photo as a gallery print
Classic large-letter postcard art, filled with local photos
Six local landmarks as instant photos on kraft paper
Map of local landmarks, washable fabric
Heavy-blend fleece, street map printed on the back
Red heavy-blend crewneck, knit-stitch town print
Soft Bella+Canvas jersey
Kids' Bella+Canvas jersey, youth sizes
Bella+Canvas toddler jersey
Bella+Canvas baby bodysuit
Large-letter postcard art filled with local photos
Glossy ceramic, dishwasher safe
Large-letter postcard art filled with local photos, 11 oz ceramic
Weatherproof, for the front walk
24″×16″, printed coir-look fibers, rubber back
12″×12″ printed wood, ready to hang
Soft-touch, zip cover
A local landmark photo with the town name, 18″×18″
Sturdy all-over-print tote
Large-letter postcard art on a sturdy tote
Foam-front trucker, printed (not embroidered) with local photos
Glossy top, cork back
Soft fleece, 50″×60″
Six local landmarks as instant photos, soft fleece 50″×60″
20 oz, double-wall stainless
6″×4″ postcard, glossy front
6″×4″ postcard, glossy front
6″×4″ postcard, glossy front
The town's earliest Sanborn fire-insurance map, drawn building by building and hand-coloured, from the Library of Congress
From the Library of Congress collections: a historic survey drawing or photograph of the town
From the Library of Congress collections: a historic survey drawing or photograph of the town
From the Library of Congress collections: a historic survey drawing or photograph of the town
Population 2010: 3,708 → 2020: 3,865
From Wikidata (CC0).
The site of the town of Laurel was a Nanticoke settlement known as Broad Creek Town during most of the eighteenth century. Its Nanticoke name is unknown. The Indian settlement was created on tracts known as Bachelor's Delight and Greenland in 1711 when the government of Maryland, who originally claimed this part of Delaware, set aside land for the Nanticoke tribe. Nearly all the Indian residents left within 50 years, relocating to western Pennsylvania. The present town was laid out along the Broad Creek in the 1790s and was named for the laurel bushes that grew alongside the creek.
On March 29, 1929, the town was merged with the neighboring town of North Laurel which comprised most of the current town north of Broad Creek (then known as Laurel River). This merger was not properly reported to the United States Census Bureau, which resulted in the North Laurel's population not being included with the population of Laurel in the 1930 United States census. As such, the US Census Bureau did not immediately make a change to the 1930 population statistics once the error was discovered, however it acknowledged in 1940 that the correct population for Laurel in 1930 was 2,542.
West Laurel is one of Delaware's oldest free Black communities. According to the Delaware Historical Society, West Laurel dates back to the 1790s. At some point in the 1870s Captain Theodore Marsh settled in West Laurel, brought property, broke the property down into plots and sold them to his shipmates. The graveyard for New Zion United Methodist church in West Laurel, which has been around since the early 1800s is the resting place of Marsh and his shipmates.
Adapted (trimmed) from the Wikipedia article Laurel, Delaware, revision 1379047279 by its contributors, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
We share a part of every Laurel sale with local partners, and we'd love to print from your collection. Old photographs, maps and postcards make the best keepsakes.
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6 free coloring pages of Laurel, each traced from a photo of a local landmark. Print them at home, at school or for story hour.
Laurel's population was 3,865 in the 2020 U.S. Census, up from 3,708 in 2010.
Spring Garden
U.S. Route 9
Laurel Historic District
A view of Laurel