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Georgetown in Sussex County, Delaware — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Votes for Women

Road to the 19th Amendment

— National Votes for Women Trail —

 
 
Votes for Women Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 14, 2022
1. Votes for Women Marker
Inscription. Margaret W. Houston Sussex Co. suffrage leader elected V.P. of Delaware Equal Suffrage Assn. 1896. Helped est. town library 1899.
 
Erected 2021 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 52.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public WorkCivil RightsEducationWomen. In addition, it is included in the National Votes for Women Trail, and the William G. Pomeroy Foundation series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1896.
 
Location. 38° 41.201′ N, 75° 23.267′ W. Marker is in Georgetown, Delaware, in Sussex County. It is on West Pine Street 0.1 miles west of Gardner Avenue, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 126 W Pine St, Georgetown DE 19947, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American Mid-Atlantic and on the Delmarva Peninsula. 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, and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Wesley M.E. Chapel Cemetery (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); General Alfred T.A. Torbert (about 500 feet away); The Judges (approx. 0.2 miles away); George Alfred Townsend Birthplace (approx. 0.2 miles away); Georgetown Fire Company (approx. Ό mile away); The Brick Hotel (approx. Ό mile
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away); Old Courthouse (approx. Ό mile away); Relocation of the County Seat (approx. Ό mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Georgetown.
 
Votes for Women Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 14, 2022
2. Votes for Women Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on January 16, 2022. It was originally submitted on January 16, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 285 times since then and 6 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on January 16, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
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