Cedar Creek Hundred in Milford in Sussex County, Delaware — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

American Holly

Ilex opaca

— Family: Aquifoliaceae (Holly Family) —

American Holly Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), May 28, 2022

1. American Holly Marker

Inscription.
Range: Massachusetts to Florida, west to Texas, north to Missouri. (Coastal Plain and Piedmont Delaware: moist sandy woods and swamps)

Description: Non-deciduous tree 30 to 60 feet tall with narrow conical crown. Leaves alternate, dark green, thick and leathery with spine-tipped teeth. Flowers white or cream from May-June. Red fleshy fruit persists into winter. Became Delaware State Tree in 1939.

Wildlife Use: Fruits used by gamebirds and songbirds. Persistent leaves provide winter cover for many birds and small mammals. Food plant for woodland elfin butterfly.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Horticulture & Forestry. A significant historical year for this entry is 1939.

Location. 38° 54.954′ N, 75° 25.176′ W. Marker is in Milford, Delaware, in Sussex County. It is in Cedar Creek Hundred. It can be reached from Fisher Avenue 0.2 miles north of Mispillion Street, on the left when traveling north. The marker can be found on the Goat Island Nature Area walking trail. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Milford DE 19963, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally,

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this marker is 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,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: History of Goat Island / Milford Contributes to the War Effort (within shouting distance of this marker); Milford Parks and Recreation Director… (within shouting distance of this marker); The Vinyard Shipbuilding Company (approx. ¼ mile away); Milford Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); Old Calvary Church, Franklin St. (approx. 0.4 miles away); Nixon Palace Theater, N. Walnut St. (approx. 0.4 miles away); Old Red Mill & L.D. Caulk Mfg. Plant (approx. 0.4 miles away); Launching George May Sailing Ship, 1900 (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Milford.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Liberty Tree Memorial (was approx. 0.4 miles away but

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), May 28, 2022

2. American Holly Marker

has been confirmed missing).

Additional keywords. state trees, state symbols

Credits. This page was last revised on June 5, 2026. It was originally submitted on May 29, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 232 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 29, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.