 view gallery |   Lafayette (NC-51) - Christiana, DE
in Delaware Historical Markers General Lafayette enroute to Virginia, to command expedition against Benedict Arnold, landed 1500 troops here, with cannon, stores, and ammunition, March 2, 1781. posted by:  Don.Morfe location: Delaware date approved: 11/14/2019 last visited: never |
 view gallery | The Last Mustering of The First Delaware Regiment (NCC-231) - Christiana, DE in Delaware Historical Markers The Last Mustering of The First Delaware Regiment-An Act of the Second Continental Congress established the Delaware Regiment on December 9th, 1775. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Delaware date approved: 11/14/2019 last visited: never |
 view gallery | Delaware State Fair (KC-51) - Harrington, DE in Delaware Historical Markers Delaware State Fair-In 1919 local residents held several meetings to discuss the establishment of a fair. On January 12, 1920, the Kent and Sussex County Fair Association was organized. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Delaware date approved: 11/14/2019 last visited: never |
 view gallery | Home of Judge Thomas White – Refuge of Francis Asbury (KC-46) - Harrington, DE in Delaware Historical Markers Home of Judge Thomas White – Refuge of Francis Asbury-Near this site stood the home of Judge Thomas White, member of the Colonial Maryland legislature and Delaware House of Assembly. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Delaware date approved: 11/14/2019 last visited: never |
 view gallery | St. Paul African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church (KC-122) - Harrington, DE in Delaware Historical Markers St. Paul AME was established as a congregation in 1830. Members met in congregants’ houses and public spaces before building a church. Construction of the church began in 1895 on New Street. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Delaware date approved: 11/14/2019 last visited: never |
 view gallery | Observation Tower at Big Stone Beach (KC-115) - Milford, DE in Delaware Historical Markers Observation Tower at Big Stone Beach-The metal observation tower at Big Stone Beach was one of five constructed in Delaware between World wars I and II to reinforce nearby Fort Saulsbury. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Delaware date approved: 11/13/2019 last visited: never |
 view gallery | Town of Farmington (KC-127) - Farmington, DE in Delaware Historical Markers The Town of Farmington was first settled in 1851 as Flatiron. In 1855, the Delaware Railroad built a station at a crossroads in the community near the home of Governor William Tharp. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Delaware date approved: 11/13/2019 last visited: never |
 view gallery | Laws Chapel (KC-120) - Felton, DE in Delaware Historical Markers Laws Chapel-In 1802, Joshua Laws donated this land for the construction of a Methodist Episcopal chapel. Named in honor of Laws, the church served the local community until 1856. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Delaware date approved: 11/12/2019 last visited: never |
 view gallery | Colonel John Haslet (KC-114) - Milford, DE in Delaware Historical Markers Colonel John Haslet-A native of Ulster, Ireland, John Haslet was born circa 1728 and emigrated to America about 1757. After playing an active role in the Pennsylvania militia during the French and Indian War. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Delaware date approved: 11/12/2019 last visited: never |
 view gallery | Immigrant Jewish Farms (KC-58) - Viola, DE in Delaware Historical Markers Delaware’s first Jewish farmers, Isaac and Ida Beinoff, settled here in 1897. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Delaware date approved: 11/12/2019 last visited: never |
 view gallery | Samuel D. Burris (KC-118) - Wyoming, DE in Delaware Historical Markers Samuel D. Burris, a free African-American conductor on the Underground Railroad resided in the Willow Grove area during the 1840s. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Delaware date approved: 11/12/2019 last visited: never |
 view gallery | Former site of Whitehall Plantation (KC-123) - Smyrna, DE in Delaware Historical Markers Former site of Whitehall Plantation once owned by the Chew family, contained over 400 acres of land and was worked solely by enslaved labor. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Delaware date approved: 11/12/2019 last visited: never |
 view gallery | School District No. 5 (K-102) - Smyrna, DE in Delaware Historical Markers School District No. 5 (K-102)-In 1829 the Delaware General Assembly enacted legislation resulting in the establishment of a public school system. One of these was School District #5, which was created. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Delaware date approved: 11/11/2019 last visited: never |
 view gallery | Original Site of the White Clay Creek Presbyterian Church (NC-232) - Newark, DE in Delaware Historical Markers White Clay Creek Church existed prior to 1718, meeting in a small log cabin at this site. It is located at 1418 Old Coach Road, Newark DE 19711 posted by: Don.Morfe location: Delaware date approved: 11/11/2019 last visited: never |
 view gallery | Louis L. Redding Comprehensive High School (NCC-240) - Middletown, DE in Delaware Historical Markers The Louis L. Redding Comprehensive High School opened in 1953 and served African American students in grades 1-12 in the Middletown area. The marker is located on the school grounds at 201 New Street, Middletown, DE 19709 on the E Lake Street side. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Delaware date approved: 10/23/2019 last visited: never |
 view gallery | Witherspoon Tavern (NCC-237) - Middletown, DE in Delaware Historical Markers Witherspoon Tavern-David Witherspoon, born in Ireland, built this tavern in 1761 as a midpoint between waterways to the east and west.
12 W. Main Street, Middletown, DE 19709. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Delaware date approved: 10/22/2019 last visited: never |
 view gallery | Dover Downs (KC-129) - Dover, DE in Delaware Historical Markers Dover Downs began as a dual-purpose racing facility that featured a horse racing track built within Dover International Speedway. The marker is on the right as you enter Dover Downs from Dupont Hwy (US 13). posted by: Don.Morfe location: Delaware date approved: 10/22/2019 last visited: never |
 view gallery | Dover International Speedway (KC-128) - Dover, DE in Delaware Historical Markers The Speedway hosted its first NASCAR event, the Mason-Dixon 300, on July 6, 1969. Richard Petty won that raced by 6 laps. The marker is located on Liepsic Road at the intersection to Plaza Drive, Dover, DE 19901 posted by: Don.Morfe location: Delaware date approved: 10/22/2019 last visited: never |
 view gallery | Town of Little Creek (KC-126) - Little Creek, DE in Delaware Historical Markers The Town of Little Creek developed in the early 1800s as a wharf on the Little River between two neighboring plantations. The marker is located at 63 Main Street, Little Creek, DE 19961. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Delaware date approved: 10/21/2019 last visited: never |
 view gallery | St. Peter's Episcopal Church (KC-125) - Smyrna, DE in Delaware Historical Markers In 1762 the congregation moved to a newly constructed stone chapel on the site of St. Peter's Cemetery. The marker is located at 500 N. Main Street, Smyrna, DE 19977 in front of St. Peter's Cemetery. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Delaware date approved: 10/21/2019 last visited: never |
 view gallery | Little Creek United Methodist Church (KC-124) - Little Creek, DE in Delaware Historical Markers The current church was constructed in 1883 and was formally dedicated in 1884. It is an example of Gothic Revival architecture. The church is located at 254 Main Street, Little Creek, DE 19961. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Delaware date approved: 10/21/2019 last visited: never |
 view gallery | Byrd's Africian Methodist Episcopal Church (KC-112) - Camden, DE in Delaware Historical Markers In the early 1890s Clayton was home to an increasing population of African-Americans, many of whom were railroad workers. Church was built in 1894 to accommodate this growing community. The church is located at 131 Dickerson Street, Clayton, DE 19934 posted by: Don.Morfe location: Delaware date approved: 10/20/2019 last visited: never |
 view gallery | Eden Hill Farm (KC-117) - Dover, DE in Delaware Historical Markers Eden Hill was purchased by the State of Delaware in 2004 for preservation and use as judicial chambers of the Supreme Court of Delaware. The marker is on W. North Street and the intersection of Dairy Barn Way, Dover, DE 19904. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Delaware date approved: 10/20/2019 last visited: never |
 view gallery | Zion African Methodist Episcopal Church (KC-110) - Camden, DE in Delaware Historical Markers The roots of this congregation can be traced to 1845, when a group of local residents met to formally organize Zion African Methodist Episcopal Church. The church is located at 20 Center Street, Camden, DE 19934. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Delaware date approved: 10/20/2019 last visited: never |
 view gallery | Roby United Methodist Church (KC-108) - Leipsic, DE in Delaware Historical Markers In 1831, residents of this growing community established the Leipsic Methodist Episcopal Church. Increasing political tension over the Civil War led to a division in the membership.The Church is located on Main Street at 2nd Street, Leipsic, DE 19901 posted by: Don.Morfe location: Delaware date approved: 10/20/2019 last visited: never |
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