| Delaware (Sussex County), Millsboro — SC 102 — Dickerson Chapel A.M.E. Church |
| | On May 2, 1868, the African Methodist
Episcopal Church purchased land west
of Millsboro from John M. Burton and
first church building was soon built.
In 1885, the Church officially changed
its name to Dickersons Chapel to honor
Bishop William Fisher Dickerson. Known
locally as the Old Field Church, the
church building was renovated and rebuilt
several times during the early part of
the 20th century. In 1923, Juba Boyce willed
land at this site to the Church. The . . . — Map (db m48859) HM |
| Delaware (Sussex County), Millsboro — SC- 129 — Godwin's School - District #190 |
| | On March 10, 1896, the State Board of Education
approved a resolution recommending the creation
of a new school district to serve the needs of
local residents. The recommendation was forwarded
to the Sussex County Levy Court with a petition
from fifteen property owners stating that the
neighborhood possessed more than the 35 “scholars”
required to consider their request. The creation
of District #190 was formally approved the following
June.
A subscription was . . . — Map (db m48862) HM |
| Delaware (Sussex County), Millsboro — SC 136 — Grace United Methodist Church |
| | In 1827 a Methodist Society was
formed in this community, then known
as Washington. On February 16, 1828,
representatives of the congregation
purchased a parcel of land for the purpose
of erecting “a house or place of worship”
for its members. The church became
known as “Washington Methodist Episcopal
Church.” In 1874, the congregation erected
a new church on its lot at the northwest
corner of Main and Church Streets. This
building was sold and moved . . . — Map (db m48585) HM |
| Delaware (Sussex County), Millsboro — SC-212 — Home of John J. Williams — "Conscience of the Senate" |
| | Born May 17, 1904, John J, Williams was
a native and lifelong resident of Sussex
County, Delaware. After completing his
education in local public schools, he
established the Millsboro Feed Company
with his brother in 1922. Rapid growth of
the poultry industry resulted in the
success of this enterprise and subsequent
expansion of his business interests. A
Republican, Williams was first elected to
the United States Senate in 1946. He soon
rose to prominence with his exposure . . . — Map (db m37936) HM |
| Delaware (Sussex County), Millsboro — SC- 54 — Indian River Hundred |
| | So named in 1706.
This hundred together with Lewes and Rehoboth,
Broadkill, and Cedar Creek Hundreds,
formed what the early settlers called “Old Sussex.” — Map (db m48583) HM |
| Delaware (Sussex County), Millsboro — SC- 210 — Saint Mark's Episcopal Church |
| | The first organized services for members of the Protestant Episcopal Church in this community were conducted by Rev. John A. Childs in a local schoolhouse in the mid 1840s. As a result of the declining condition of Prince George’s Chapel in nearby Dagsboro, and in response to the needs of the town’s growing population, a house of worship was built here on land that was purchased from Woolsey and Hetty Burton in 1849. In 1870, the old structure was removed and construction of the present . . . — Map (db m38195) HM |
| Delaware (Sussex County), Millsboro — The Ableman Homestead |
| | An inn, one of several built in Delaware
towns during this period, was established
on this corner at the end of the 18th century
and remained open until the end of the
19th century. This site was purchased by
Abel Ableman and occupied from 1902
until 1987, and the old inn was used as
the family home for the family of Abel and
Fannie Ableman including sons Benjamin,
Maurice, Louie and Meyer, and daughters
Pearl Greenberg and Minnie Goldstrum.
A contribution towards the purchase of . . . — Map (db m37299) HM |
| Delaware (Sussex County), Millsboro — SC-201 — Town of Millsboro |
| | For countless centuries, this was an
important meeting place for the Native
American residents of the Delmarva Peninsula.
In 1792, the state legislature authorized
the construction of a mill dam “across
the head of the waters of Indian River
near a place called Rock Hole” known as
“the Indian Landing.” A village was soon
established around the mill. The portion
of the community on the south side of the
river was called Washington. First known
as . . . — Map (db m49019) HM |
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