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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM21MW_shipwreck-of-the-faithful-steward_Millsboro-DE.html
The Faithful Steward, bound from Londonderry Ireland to Philadelphia, ran aground on a shoal September 1, 1785 with 249 passengers aboard. Stormy weather drove the vessel toward shore where it became stranded in 4 fathoms (24 feet) of water within…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM15E9_bethel-church_Millsboro-DE.html
During the late 18th century Methodist itinerants traveled throughout the peninsula. Their effortswere well-received in rural areas such as this, described as the "heart of Methodism" in the 1780's. The seeds sown by those early travelers continue…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM152J_zoar-methodist-church_Millsboro-DE.html
Zoar Methodist Church was founded in the late 18th century. Bishops Coke and Asbury are believed to have ministered to congregations in a log structure which served as the first church building. A cypress-shingle church was constructed after the l…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMXLV_careys-camp_Millsboro-DE.html
Carey's is one of the few campgrounds still in existence on the Delmarva Peninsula. * The Tabernacle where the Evangelistic services are held each summer is encircled by 47 tents, occupied only during camp. * Many changes have been made over the y…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMX2G_town-of-millsboro_Millsboro-DE.html
For countless centuries, this was an important meeting place for the Native American residents of the Delmarva Peninsula. In 1792, the state legislature authorized the construction of a mill dam "across the head of the waters of Indian River near …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMX2C_gumboro-school_Millsboro-DE.html
In 1919 the Delaware General Assembly enacted legislation to reform the state's system of pubic education. Through the efforts of P.S. DuPont and the Delaware School Auxiliary Association, a program to replace many of the state's overcrowded and o…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMX2B_gumboro-united-methodist-church_Millsboro-DE.html
Gumboro United Methodist Church traces its roots from the post Civil War era when a group of local citizens organized under the name of Union Methodist Episcopal Church. In the early 1870s the Church purchased the structure used by the Gumboro Met…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMX29_ancient-paths_Millsboro-DE.html
In the ancient past Delaware was crossed by a network of Paths first forged by large animals and herds of buffalo migrating along the coast searching for food and salt deposits. The first settlers in this first state were The Nanticoke (Tidewater)…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMWYD_godwins-school-district-190_Millsboro-DE.html
On March 10, 1896, the State Board of Education approved a resolution recommending the creation of a new school district to serve the needs of local residents. The recommendation was forwarded to the Sussex County Levy Court with a petition from f…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMWYA_dickerson-chapel-a-m-e-church_Millsboro-DE.html
On May 2, 1868, the African Methodist Episcopal Church purchased land west of Millsboro from John M. Burton and first church building was soon built. In 1885, the Church officially changed its name to Dickersons Chapel to honor Bishop William Fish…