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Baltimore Hundred in Bethany Beach in Sussex County, Delaware — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Lattimer Cottage

 
 
Lattimer Cottage Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), May 16, 2020
1. Lattimer Cottage Marker
Inscription. Originally owned by Robert Lattimer, whose will bequeathed the house to Ethel Palmer and Caroline Sloan on condition they remain unmarried. As Caroline Sloan eventually married, Ethel Palmer became heir to the home that has continued to remain in her family.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Notable BuildingsWomen.
 
Location. 38° 32.505′ N, 75° 3.33′ W. Marker is in Bethany Beach, Delaware, in Sussex County. It is in Baltimore Hundred. It is on Atlantic Avenue just south of 2nd Street, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 48 Atlantic Ave, Bethany Beach DE 19930, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Delaware’s Beaches. It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic, on the Delmarva Peninsula, and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland, one of the original Thirteen Colonies,
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and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Addy I (within shouting distance of this marker); Bowling Alley (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Seaside Inn (about 300 feet away); Errett Cottage (about 300 feet away); Bethany Beach Loop Canal (about 700 feet away); Drexler House (about 800 feet away); Addy Sea (approx. 0.2 miles away); Warren's Restaurant (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bethany Beach.
 
Lattimer Cottage image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), May 16, 2020
2. Lattimer Cottage
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 25, 2026. It was originally submitted on May 17, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 364 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on May 17, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
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Jul. 26, 2026