Ebenezer African Methodist Episcopal Church
“Ebenezer A. M. E. Church. Three and one-quarter miles west of Under-wood’s Crossroads there was a small village called Blanco. The houses were of frame construction and for some reason they were not kept in repair. Gradually, one by one, they tumbled down and the only building that has survived is Ebenezer Church. This church […]
Downs’ Methodist Church
“Downs’ Methodist Church (M.P.), located three and one-half miles west of Kenton, was built in 1843. The land was donated on Dec. 4, 1842, by James M. Downs for whom the chapel was named. The church was rebuilt in 1880. It was destroyed by fire in August, 1925. The present substantial brick church was built […]
Duck Creek Hundred
KC-003: Originally embraced all lands south of Duck Creek and north of Leipsic Creek from Delaware River to Maryland line. In 1869 western half of hundred was detached and joined to western half of Little Creek Hundred to form Kenton Hundred. Installed in 1932. Sponsors: Historic Markers Commission, 1932. Status: Under Review. Marker Photo Gallery: […]
Duck Creek Hundred
KC-1: Originally embraced all lands south of Duck Creek and north of Leipsic Creek from Delaware River to Maryland line. In 1869 western half of hundred was detached and joined to western half of Little Creek Hundred to form Kenton Hundred. Installed in 1932. Replaced in 2022 Sponsors: Installed by the Historic Markers Commission Marker […]
Town of Kenton
KC-66: The origin of this community can be traced to the mid-18th century, when growing travel between Dover and the head of the Chester River resulted in the establishment of a Public House here to support the needs of travelers. Increasing commerce led to the growth of settlement. First known as Grog-Town and Lewis’ Cross […]
Little Creek Hundred
Originally embraced all lands south of Leipsic Creek and north of Little Creek from Delaware River to Maryland line. In 1869 western half of hundred was detached and joined to western half of Duck Creek Hundred to form Kenton Hundred. KC-04. Marker Photo Gallery: Resources Related to Dover, DE: Location: Garrisons Lake Boat Ramp, Dover, […]
Kenton Hundred
Created in 1869 by joining of western halves of Duck Creek and Little Creek Hundreds. Is bounded on the north by Blackbird Hundred in New Castle County, and on the east by Duck Creek and Little Creek Hundreds, on the south by East Dover and West Dover Hundreds, and on the west by Maryland line. […]
Kenton
RG# 6090 At the intersection of the road from Dover to the upper eastern shore of Maryland with the road leading from Smyrna to the lower eastern shore, a village formed in the late eighteenth century when a man named Phillip Lewis began to lay out town lots. By 1806, the village, which had been […]
