Baltimore Hundred
SC-24. Prior to 1775 this hundred was claimed as part of Worchester County, Maryland being named for Lord Baltimore. After boundary line between Maryland and Delaware was confirmed, Baltimore Hundred became part of Sussex County, Delaware.
Cedar Creek Hundred
SC-15. 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.
Cedar Creek Hundred
SC-13. 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. […]
Broad Creek Hundred
SC-9. Named after branch of Nanticoke River, and originally extended to southern boundary of Delaware. In 1873, General Assembly detached southern part to become part of Gumboro Hundred.
Broad Creek Hundred
SC-7. Named after branch of Nanticoke River, and originally extended to southern boundary of Delaware. In 1873, General Assembly detached southern part to become part of Gumboro Hundred.
First in the World Post #14 American Legion Ambulance Service
2019 marker text:In 1924, the David C. Harrison American Legion Post #14 in Smyrna formed the first American Legion Ambulance Service in the world. The 18 founding members were veterans of World War I who volunteered to transport sick and injured community members to area hospitals. Prior to this time patients traveled by train, which […]
Harrington
KC-48. Formerly known as Clark’s Corner, the roots of this community can be traced to settlement by the Clark family in the 1730’s and the subsequent establishment of an inn, tavern, store, and mill nearby. The village was little more than a country crossroads before the coming to the railroad in 1856. In that same […]
Camden
K-41. Founded 1783 on the tract “Brecknock” by Daniel Mifflin and settled largely by Quakers. Once called Piccadilly and Mifflins Cross Roads. Incorporated 1852, it was a center of anti-slavery sentiment. Several homes were by tradition stops on the Underground Railroad. Location: 405 E. Camden Wyoming Rd. […]
Belmont Hall
Built on tract of land called “Pearman’s Choice”. Home of Thomas Collins, Brigadier General of Kent County Militia during Revolution and Governor of Delaware (1786-1789) who called State Convention in Dover which on December 7, 1787, was first to ratify the Federal Constitution, thus making Delaware the First State. KC-32: Installed in 1939. Marker Photo […]
East Dover Hundred
KC-11. Originally part of St. Jones Hundred, renamed Dover Hundred 1823, the boundaries being Little Creek on north and St. Jones on south, extending from Delaware River to Maryland line. Dover Hundred was divided 1877 into two hundreds called East Dover Hundred and West Dover Hundred. Location: Intersection of Rt 8 and Rt 198, Dover, […]
