Historical Markers of Delaware

The Delaware Public Archives operates the 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 the Delaware Public Archives at (302) 744-5000 or historicalmarkers@delaware.gov.
 

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This week’s featured markers

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HISTORICAL MARKER INFORMATION & NEWS

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HISTORICAL MARKERS PROGRAM HISTORY

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The State of Delaware Historical Markers Program traces its origins to 1929, when Governor C. Douglass Buck appointed a committee to review Delaware’s notable historic sites and develop a way to identify them. In 1931, the General Assembly of Delaware passed an act establishing a commission to erect historical markers throughout the state. The markers in each county were numbered sequentially as they were proposed, preceded by NC (New Castle), K (Kent), and S (Sussex) to note the county in which they were located. Since the 1930s, the State of Delaware has erected over 700 markers. The Delaware Public Archives has administered the Historical Markers Program since 1990.

Community members and the state legislature have always played active roles in the Historical Markers Program. Today, every new state historical marker is the result of partnerships between the Delaware Public Archives, state legislators, and local community members. Funding for each marker comes as a result of a direct request to members of the General Assembly from interested individuals and organizations. As a result, the markers represent Delawareans’ shared history and become a source of pride for local communities.

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SEARCH FOR A MARKER

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You can search all our markers by typing anything in the search box.

Once you find the marker you can read more about it and see it’s map by clicking “View.”

More markers will be added here as their individual pages are completed. Questions and/or corrections should be emailed to historicalmarkers@delaware.gov

 

 

 

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