Clayton Theatre
Sponsors: The Honorable Gerald W. Hocker, Delaware State Senate, 2014The Honorable John C. Atkins, Delaware House of Representatives, 2014 SC-234: Named in honor of Delawarean John M. Clayton, the Clayton Theatre was first owned and operated by Alvin “Skeet” Campbell and wife Marjorie, with brother-in-law Elwood “Pete” Hancock and wife Marian. Constructed in 1948 by […]
Broadkiln Hundred
SC-29: Originally known as Broadkill Hundred, after creek of that name, kill being Dutch word for creek. Name changed by General Assembly 1833 when Georgetown Hundred was set off. In 1835 Act was repealed, and Broadkiln Hundred embraced same territory as before 1833. Georgetown Hundred again set off in 1861. Installed in 1932. Sponsors: Historical […]
Bethany Beach Loop Canal
SC-158: Completed July 8, 1910, the Loop Canal marked the end of a long journey for vacationers traveling to Bethany Beach in the town’s early days. Arriving in Rehoboth by railroad, travelers would continue their voyage by boat, crossing Rehoboth and Indian River Bays to the U. S. Government (Assawoman) Canal. For a time, the […]
Nanticoke Post #6
SC-114: In 1926 a group of local World War I veterans held a meeting in Burton’s Hardware Store for the purpose of organizing an American Legion Post in Seaford. The initial effort was unsuccessful, but later that year plans were revived and Nanticoke Post No. 6 received its charter. In 1934 members constructed the present […]
Gumboro Hundred
SC-57: Created 1873 by Act of General Assembly from the southern parts of Broad Creek and Dagsboro Hundreds. Installed in 1932. Reinstalled in 1968. Sponsors: Historic Markers Commission, 1932 Public Archives Commission, 1968 Marker Photo Gallery: Resources Related to Millsboro, DE: Location: 34216 Millsboro Highway, Millsboro, DE 19966 Links to more resources:
Milford
SC-14: 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 […]
Site of Reynold’s Church
SC-222: On October 14, 1869, a group of local residents gathered for the purpose of organizing and electing trustees for a Methodist Protestant church near Reynolds Mills. The following month, land was obtained to serve as a site for a house of worship. Construction was completed in 1870, but the building was destroyed by fire […]
Civil Air Patrol – Coastal Patrol Base Two
SC-205: Established in the opening days of World War II, the Civil Air Patrol was organized to provide civilian assistance with a variety of military activities including Coastal Defense. Utilizing privately-owned light aircraft, these citizen volunteers patrolled Atlantic waters in search of German submarines and their victims. Some of these planes were subsequently armed. A […]
Blackwater Presbyterian Church
Sponsors: The Honorable Shirley Price, Delaware House of Representatives, 2004 SC-190: In the 17th century, the colony of Maryland was founded as a refuge for Catholics and members of other religious faiths then subject to persecution. Many of the early settlers of this region, then a part of Maryland, were Presbyterians who had been denied […]
Governor Joseph Maull
Sponsor: The State of Delaware Historical Markers Program, 2023 SC-188: Current Marker Text: Born in Lewes in 1781, Joseph Maull would become a physician and move to Milton by 1803. Appointed to serve as Sussex County Trustee of the Poor in 1810, he would join the State Militia during the War of 1812 and help […]
