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. Named George Town 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.
Installed in 1933.
Historic Markers Commission, 1933
705 East Market Street, Georgetown, DE 19947
Related Topics: Abraham Harris, City, George Mitchell, Georgetown, Governor Charles C. Stockley, Historical Markers, Joshua Pepper, Rowland Bevins, Sounty Seat, Sussex County, Town
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