William C. Jason Comprehensive High School – First African-American Secondary School in Sussex County
Named after the first African-American president of Delaware State College, the school opened in October 1950. Funds were provided in the will of H. Fletcher Brown a local philanthropist, and by the State General Assembly. Initially, Jason High School served grades 9 through 12, but in 1953 it expanded to include students from seventh and […]
Delaware Technical Community College
SC-76. Site of the first community college in the State of Delaware. Formerly William C. Jason High School, this college was created by the Delaware General Assembly in 1966 and opened the doors to students in September 1967. Because of its central location, the Southern Campus is known throughout Sussex County as “The College.” […]
Cannon-Maston House
SC-70A: originally installed in 2007. In 1696, James Cannon received a patent for land at this location from the Proprietary government of Maryland. Known as Ickford, the tract became the property of his son Thomas Cannon in 1712. It is believed that he erected the first section of the present brick dwelling in 1727, […]
Bethel Church (Brown’s Chapel)
Francis Asbury established a congregation at home of White Brown in this vicinity in 1778. The original church known as Brown’s Chapel was built 1781, completed 1806 by White Brown, Lemuel Davis, and Jacob Kinder. Early preachers here were Bishop Asbury, Freeborn Garrettson, and Dr. Coke. Present church built 1894. SC-64. Marker Photo Gallery: Resources […]
Dagsboro
Settled at the site of a grist mill on Pepper Creek, this village was originally known as Blackfoot Town. The present name of the community is derived from that of John Dagworthy. A New Jersey native who moved to this area in the mid-18th century, he was awarded a considerable portion of the Great Cypress […]
Seaford Hundred
SC-50: Detached from Northwest Fork Hundred by Act of General Assembly, 1869. Northwest Fork Hundred, originally claimed by Maryland, then embraced all territory west of Northwest Fork. Delaware obtained undisputed title in 1775, upon confirmation of Mason and Dixon Line. Installed in 1932. Sponsor: Historical Markers Commission, 1932 Marker Photo Gallery: Resources Related to Bridgeville: […]
Georgetown
SC-36: originally installed in 1933. 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 Georgetown in honor of George Mitchell, for several sessions Speaker of State Senate and […]
Seaford
SC-5: Town laid out, 1799. Then called “Hooper’s Landing.” First incorporated 1865. Seaford Academy located here from 1819 until some time before Civil War. Rev. Leonidas Polk, later Episcopal Bishop and Major General in Confederate Army was student at Academy. Home of William H. Ross, thirty-seventh Governor of Delaware. Installed in 1932. Reinstalled in 1966. […]
State House
KC-A6. Completed in 1792 and restored in 1976, it was shared by Kent County and the State from 1792 to 1873. Prior to the construction of this building, an older county courthouse stood on the same site. That small brick structure, about twenty-five feet square, had been built in 1722. On July 29, 1776, the […]
King George’s Tavern
KC-A5: originally installed in 2003. From 1724 known as King George’s Tavern. On its sign was painted King George’s portrait, supplanted, during the Revolution, by the portrait of George Washington. For many years the old hostelry was the meeting place for political rallies and used for Gubernatorial receptions. […]
