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Home of Richard S. Cordrey

State Senator 1972 - 1996

 
 
Home of Richard S. Cordrey Marker image. Click for full size.
By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), September 16, 2023
1. Home of Richard S. Cordrey Marker
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Longest serving State Senate President Pro Tempore in Delaware history
1977 - 1996

 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Government & Politics. A significant historical year for this entry is 1977.
 
Location. 38° 35.607′ N, 75° 17.45′ W. Marker is in Millsboro, Delaware, in Sussex County. It is at the intersection of Washington Street (Delaware Route 24) and Main Street ( Route 24), on the left when traveling south on Washington Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4281 Main St, Millsboro DE 19966, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Delaware’s Beaches. It is also 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: Indian River Hundred (about 600 feet away, measured in
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a direct line); Millsboro's Oldest Commercial Structure: The Benjamin Burton Store, a part of the town's history (about 600 feet away); Home of John J. Williams (about 600 feet away); Askekesky (about 700 feet away); a different marker also named The Ableman Homestead (about 700 feet away); Saint Mark's Episcopal Church (about 800 feet away); Ball Theatre/Millstone Theatre (approx. 0.2 miles away); Grace United Methodist Church (approx. Ό mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Millsboro.
 
Another marker is no longer nearby. The Ableman Homestead (was about 700 feet away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
 
Home of Richard S. Cordrey Marker image. Click for full size.
By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), September 16, 2023
2. Home of Richard S. Cordrey Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on September 18, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 18, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 251 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on September 18, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
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