Governor Ross Mansion
SC-77: This residence was constructed by William Henry Harrison Ross. He was born in Laurel in 1814 and died in 1887. He served as Governor of Delaware (D) between 1851-1855. In 1859, Ross constructed this elaborate brick Italian Villa style structure featuring a three-story center entry tower on his 1,395 acre farm. Currently owned by […]
Pilot Town
SC-66: Pilot Town is the section of the Hamlet of Concord where many free African-American families have lived in harmony with the white families since around 1765. It was so named for the many black pilots who lived in the area and piloted vessels down the Nanticoke River to Chesapeake Bay. Two of the best […]
Seaford Hundred
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. SC-6. Marker Photo Gallery: Resources Related to Seaford, DE: Location: 503 Old Bridgeville Highway, Seaford, DE […]
Seaford
RG #7200 1800 – 1849 Around 1800, Seaford, located at the head of navigation of the Nanticoke River near its confluence with Herring Creek, began to develop as a village with lots being laid out south of West (now King) Street and east of Market Street. A commercial ferry was established across the Nanticoke […]
West Dover Hundred
KC-10: Originally part of St. Jones Hundred, renamed Dover Hundred, 1823, the boundaries being Little Creek on north and St. Jones Creek on south, extending from Delaware River to Maryland line. Dover Hundred was divided 1877 into two hundreds, called West Dover Hundred, and East Dover Hundred. Installed in 1932. Sponsors: Historical Markers Commission Marker […]
Seaford Photograph Exhibit
Delaware Public Archives Digital Archive
Newly Conserved Document Shows 1825 Road from Smyrna to Seaford
Several items have just returned from being conserved and one of the more interesting ones is an oversize plot for a road from Cowgill’s Corner (south of Smyrna) to the Seaford area. Completed in 1825, this plot provides a detailed look at one of the period’s main transportation arteries through Kent and Sussex County. While […]
Snowstorms!
A family came in the other day from out of town during one of our winter snowstorms. They had come to visit relatives and couldn’t believe all the snow we had. They couldn’t remember it ever being like this on any other family visit and asked if this was normal? It made them wonder how many […]
