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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMPV0_abbotts-mill_Milford-DE.html
The origin of Abbott's Mill can be traced to the fall of 1795 when local carpenter Nathan Willey entered into a contract to purchase land at this location. On April 23, 1802, Willey and several of his neighbors presented a petition to the Court of…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMPUY_major-general-alfred-t-a-torbert_Milford-DE.html
Torbert Memorial StatueThis memorial statue was commissioned by the Milford Museum to honor and commemorate the 175th anniversary of the birth of Major General Alfred T.A. Torbert, born July 1, 1833. General Torbert, a West Point graduate, class o…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMPUX_milford_Milford-DE.html
Town laid out by Joseph Oliver 1787. Village was located on tract then called "Saw-Mill Range". Named Milford from fording place near mill-dam erected by Rev. Sydenham Thorne across Mispillion Creek, 1787. First incorporated 1807. Old town in Kent…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMPUW_st-georges-chapel_Harbeson-DE.html
Indian River HundredOriginal Building - 1719 Present Building 1794 Remodeled 1893 This Marker presented by theDaughters of the American Colonists · 1962
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMPUV_st-johns-methodist-church_Georgetown-DE.html
The origin of this congregation can be traced to the organization of "Johnson's Society" in the 1830's. Meetings were held in private homes and the local school. On July 3, 1852, trustees were elected to supervise the building of the first church.…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMPUU_fort-saulsbury_Milford-DE.html
Constructed in 1917 as a coastal defense fortification of the U.S. Army. Names for Willard Saulsbury, U.S. Senator from Delaware 1859-1871. Two batteries were located within the fort, each with two 12-inch gun emplacements. The north battery was n…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMPUT_the-bombardment-of-lewes_Lewes-DE.html
This stone is to commemorate the Bombardment of Lewes by the British April 6th and 7th 1813.Placed by the National Society U.S.Daughters of 1812 State of Delaware 1914
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMPUS_milford_Milford-DE.html
Town laid out by Joseph Oliver 1787. Village was located on tract then called "Saw-Mill Range". Named Milford from fording place near mill-dam erected by Rev. Sydenham Thorne across Mispillion Creek, 1787. First incorporated 1807. Old town in Kent…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMPUR_the-de-vries-monument_Lewes-DE.html
Commemorates the establishment of the first permanent European presence on the Delaware Bay1631 In 1631, a group of settlers under David Pietersz de Vries landed near this spot to form a whale hunting station and agricultural settlement. The sett…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMPUQ_st-peters-episcopal-church_Lewes-DE.html
In 1680, the Justices of the County petitioned Governor Edmond Andros for the right to grant lands. Under this authority, a lot of ground at this location was reserved for "publick use." Many of the settlers who came to this area in the late 17th …
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