▁It ▁was ▁the ▁gap ▁between ▁this ▁line ▁and ▁the ▁existing ▁western ▁boundary , ▁the ▁ 1 2 ▁mile ▁arc ▁drawn ▁around ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁New ▁Castle , ▁which ▁created ▁the ▁long - dis put ed ▁area ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁W edge . ▁ ▁Development ▁ ▁Ex cept ▁for ▁some ▁preserved ▁woods ▁along ▁White ▁Clay ▁Creek , ▁this ▁area ▁is ▁now ▁completely ▁urban ▁and ▁sub urban ▁with ▁continuous ▁industrial , ▁commercial ▁and ▁resident ial ▁develop ments , ▁much ▁of ▁it ▁in ▁the ▁small ▁city ▁of ▁New ark , ▁the ▁location ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Del aware . ▁ ▁The ▁greater ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁New ark , ▁and ▁the ▁community ▁of ▁Christ iana ▁are ▁in ▁White ▁Clay ▁Creek ▁H undred , ▁as ▁is ▁the ▁area ▁around ▁Christ iana ▁Mall . ▁ ▁Geography ▁ ▁The ▁important ▁ge ographical ▁features ▁of ▁the ▁hundred ▁are ▁the ▁Christ iana ▁River ▁and ▁White ▁Clay ▁Creek . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁mostly ▁in ▁the ▁coast al ▁plain ▁region ▁with ▁a ▁small ▁portion ▁north ▁and ▁west ▁of ▁New ark ▁in ▁the ▁P ied mont ▁above ▁the ▁Fall ▁Line . ▁ ▁Transport ation ▁ ▁Import ant ▁roads ▁include ▁port ions ▁of ▁Inter state ▁ 9 5 , ▁the ▁Korean ▁War ▁V eter ans ▁Memorial ▁Highway ▁( Del aware ▁Route ▁ 1 ), ▁New ▁London ▁Road ▁( Del aware ▁Route ▁ 8 9 6 ), ▁El k ton ▁Road , ▁the ▁Kirk wood ▁Highway ▁( Del aware ▁Route ▁ 2 ), ▁Og let own - St anton ▁Road ▁( Del aware ▁Route ▁