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Town laid out by Joseph Oliver 1787. Village was located on tract then “Saw-Mill Range. “Named Milford from fording place near mill-dam erected by Rev. Sydenham Thorne across Mispillion Creek, 1787. First incorporated 1807. Old town in Kent County, new town in Sussex County. Home of Governors Tharp, Causey, Burton and Watson.

Installed in 1967.

Sponsors:

State of Delaware Marker Commission



Location:

774 Dupont Blvd., Milford, DE 19963


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