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In 1923, Cecile Long Steele started a flock of 500 chicks. At 16 weeks, they weighed 2¼ pounds and sold for 62 cents a pound. By 1989, growers produce birds of twice the weight in half the time. Sussex County leads the nation in broiler production, now a multibillion dollar industry.

Installed in 1989.


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39 Central Avenue, Ocean View, DE 19970

Located within the Historic Village in Ocean View, Delaware


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