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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2RI_seaford-veterans-memorial_Seaford-DE.html
Dedicated to the memory of those Seaford community veterans who died in the defense of our country.
World War IThomas Penington, Lewis A. Taylor, Frank C. Quails, Kemp Wright, Albert H. Waller
KoreaVernon L. DeShields, Charles F. Wright, Irv…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2RH_stein-highway_Seaford-DE.html
This roadway is named for Samuel J. Stein (B. 1878 - D. 1961). A native of Austria, Mr. Stein came to Seaford in 1897. He was active in the business and civic affairs of the community for more than half a century. In the 1920s the State of Delawar…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2RF_old-seaford-post-office_Seaford-DE.html
A post office was established in this community in 1827. For many years it did a large shipping business by water. The coming of the railroad in the 1850s resulted in an even greater demand for postal services. For more than a century the post off…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2RC_governor-william-h-h-ross_Seaford-DE.html
Born on June 2, 1814 in Laurel, Delware, William Henry Harrison Ross was the son of Caleb and Letitia Lofland ross. He was educated in local public schools and later attended Claremont Academy in Pennsylvania. As a young man ross was employed in a…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2RB_mount-olivet-united-methodist-church_Seaford-DE.html
On February 9, 1830, a group of citizens favorable to the reform of the Methodist Episcopal Church joined together for the purpose of planning the establishment of a new church in Seaford. An existing meeting house standing on Chapel Branch was pu…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2N9_seaford-fire-department_Seaford-DE.html
On November 14, 1901, a group of concerned citizens met in the Seaford town conncil room for the purpose of discussing the organization of a fire company. By the end of the month, over 50 person had volunteered. The company was formally named the …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2N8_governor-ross-plantation_Seaford-DE.html
This residence was constructed by William Henry Harrison Ross. He was born in Laurel in 1814 and died in 1887. He served as Governor of Delaware (D) between 1851-1855. In 1859, Ross constructed this elaborate brick Italian Villa style structure fe…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2H8_the-delaware-railroad_Seaford-DE.html
From the earliest days of rail construction in this country, the advantages of linking the Delmarva Peninsula to the expanding urban markets of the nation were obvious. In 1836 the General Assembly chartered the Delaware Railroad for the purpose o…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2G0_cannon-maston-house_Seaford-DE.html
In 1696, James Cannon received a patent for land at this location from the Proprietary government of Maryland. Known as Ickford, the tract became the property of his son Thomas Cannon in 1712. It is believed that he erected the first section of th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2FZ_pioneer-of-preservation_Laurel-DE.html
Trussum PondTranquil waters trapped by a grist mill dam in the early nineteenth century made Trussum Pon a haven for the baldcypress. However, the trees now seen dotting the pond's surface are all that remain of a once extensive prehistoric wetlan…