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Originally known as Cedar Hook Hundred. Before 1683 that part of hundred lying north of Cedar Creek formed part of St. Jones County, now Kent County. When Mispillion Creek was made northern boundary of Sussex County, the northern part of present hundred was consolidated with southern part lying between Cedar Creek and Primehook Creek.
Installed in 1932.
Sponsors:
Historic Markers Commission, 1932
Marker Photo Gallery:
Resources Related to Milton:
Location:
11219 Coastal Highway, Milton, DE 19968
(Closest address)
East side of Route 1 at Waples Pond, Milton 19968
Links to more resources:
Delaware Public Archives: What is a Hundred?
Unites States Department of the Interior Geological Survey: Delaware Place Names
Wikipedia: Hundred (county division)
Wikipedia: List of hundreds of Delaware
UD Library: The Hundreds of Delaware
FirstMap: Delaware Hundreds
1868 Hundreds Maps – Delaware Geological Survey
The Hundreds of Delaware, Maps, history, and notes – General Reference Collection, File #400
The Hundreds of Delaware, Hundreds of Sussex County – General Reference Collection, File #400
Map, Delaware Hundreds, 1984 – State Maps on File: Mid-Atlantic, G1245.S79 1984
Delaware Hundreds, page 49-50 – History of Delaware, John Munroe, F164 .M83 1993
Map, Hundreds of Delaware, 1800-1830 – State Map Collection
Map, Hundreds of Delaware, 1830-present – State Map Collection