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GEORGETOWN SC 36


Site of town purchased May 9, 1791 from Abraham Harris, Rowland Bevins, and Joshua Pepper, and laid out for county seat of Sussex County in accordance with Act of General Assembly of January 29, 1791. Names Georgetown in honor of George Mitchell, for several sessions Speaker of State Senate and prominent member of commission appointed to lay out the town. Home of Governor Charles C. Stockley.


SC-36

LOCATION: East Georgetown. On Route 9 (Seashore Highway) approx. ¾ mile from Georgetown Circle.

The Delaware Public Archives operates a historical markers program as part of its mandate. Markers are placed at historically significant locations and sites across the state. For more information on this program, please contact Moira Conlan at (302) 744-5035

Last Updated: Wednesday, 31-Oct-2007 10:34:54 EDT
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