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

Woodland School

Photographed by Pete Skillman, April 17, 2024

1. Woodland School Marker

Inscription. Woodland School District #229 formed in 1911 to serve students in the Woodland Ferry community. The one-room school closed in June 1929. That fall, students began attending the newly-constructed Seaford School with students from other small communities in the surrounding area. After the Woodland School closed, the building passed into private ownership and was moved from its original location to this site, where it served as a residence and a golf course clubhouse. Sussex County purchased the golf course property in 2010 and in 2017, the Woodland School House Association began restoring the school to its original appearance.

Erected 2018 by Delaware Public Archives. (Marker Number SC-277.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Parks & Recreational Areas. In addition, it is included in the Delaware Public Archives series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1911.

Location. 38° 36.641′ N, 75° 39.446′ W. Marker is in Seaford, Delaware, in Sussex County. It is on Woodland Road, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 27866 Woodland Rd, Seaford DE 19973, 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Tina Fallon (approx. 0.7 miles away);

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Woodland United Methodist Church (approx. 0.7 miles away); Woodland Ferry (approx. 0.8 miles away); World's First Nylon Plant (approx. 2.4 miles away); Stein Highway (approx. 2.8 miles away); The Making and Meaning of the Seaford Volunteer Fire Department Tribute (approx. 2.8 miles away); Ladies' Auxiliary of the Seaford Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. (LASVFD) (approx. 2.8 miles away); Seaford Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. (approx. 2.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Seaford.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Cannon's Ferry (was approx. 0.7 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Woodland School Marker wide view image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Pete Skillman, April 17, 2024

2. Woodland School Marker wide view

School building is in the background

Credits. This page was last revised on April 18, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 17, 2024, by Pete Skillman of Townsend, Delaware. This page has been viewed 420 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 17, 2024, by Pete Skillman of Townsend, Delaware. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.