KC-20:
Originally embraced all lands south of Murderkill Creek and north of Mispillion Creek from Delaware River to Maryland line. In 1830 was divided into two approximately equal parts, the eastern part being called Milford Hundred and the western part retaining the name Mispillion.
Installed in 1932.
Sponsors:
Historic Markers Commission, 1932.
Status:
Under Review.
Marker Photo Gallery:
Resources Related to Greenwood:
Approximate Original Location:
23367 South Dupont Highway, Greenwood, DE 19950
Links to more resources:
Mispillion Lighthouse – General Reference Collection, file 526
Map, Hundreds of Delaware, 1700-1800 – State Map Collection
Map, Hundreds of Delaware, 1800-1830 – State Map Collection
Map, Hundreds of Delaware, 1830 – present – State Map Collection
Map, Hundreds of Delaware, 1984 – State Map Collection
Act to divide Mispillion Hundred into two hundreds, 1830, Volume 1, page 88 – Enrolled Bills Collection
Supplement to the Act to divide Mispillion Hundred into two hundreds, 1843, Volume 1, page 198 – Enrolled Bills Collection
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