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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2LK_john-m-clayton_Dover-DE.html
Born in Dagsboro, Delaware, 1796. Graduate of Yale College 1815. Member of Delaware House of Representatives 1824. Secretary of State of Delaware 1826-1828. United States Senator 1829-1836, 1845-1849 and 1853 until his death, 1856. Chief Justice o…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2KO_colonel-john-haslet_Dover-DE.html
Presbyterian minister, later practiced medicine, Member of Colonial Assembly, Member of Council of Safety, 1775. Commanded First Delaware Militia Regiment. This regiment, reviewed in Dover, later joined Washington's army and fought in Battles of L…
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…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2FX_mount-zion-united-methodist-church_Seaford-DE.html
This congregation was organized in 1809. Services were held in a structure that was first known as Elzey Moore's Meeting House, and later renamed Wesley Chapel. With the closing of Wesley in 1852, the congregation was divided. On January 8, 1853, …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2FW_cannons-ferry_Seaford-DE.html
Isaac and Betty Cannon began operating a ferry here on Nanticoke River, Feb. 2, 1793. Their sons continued it, built stores and warehouses in the hamlet named for them.
The ferry became property of Sussex County following the brothers' death in…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2FV_site-of-jacobs-school-143_Bridgeville-DE.html
In 1863 the Sussex County Levy Court formally approved the creation of a new school district to serve the needs of local citizens. A frame schoolhouse was constructed on this site on land provided by Thomas Jacobs. Measuring twenty feet in width a…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2FU_blades-united-methodist-church_Blades-DE.html
Formerly known as Cannon's Chapel, the first church building was constructed in the early 1870's on East High Street (then known as Concord Road). The Church was incorporated on July 16, 1877. In 1887, the Trustees of the Church purchased land at …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2EQ_an-army-of-restoration-ccc_Dover-DE.html
To provide employment and vocational training for youthful citizens of the United States?through the performance of useful public work in connection with the conservation and development of the natural resources of the United States and its posses…