Duck Creek Hundred in Woodland Beach in Kent County, Delaware — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
In This Place
12,000 - 8500 Years Ago
Photographed by Pete Skillman, May 20, 2024
1. In This Place... Marker
With the end of the last ice age, Delaware Bay formed as melting glaciers to the north caused sea level rise. Sea levels were 100 feet lower, and the coastline was 60-80 miles further east than they are today.
Paleo-Indian projectile points (left) & scraper tools (right)
Paleo-Indian Period [unreadable] on Delmarva [unreadable] - 6500BC)
10,000 years ago the landscape and climate in this area looked and felt [unreadable] than today - featuring a mix of [unreadable] similar to [unreadable] of present day [unreadable] Canada. As the glaciers retreated, native people moved into the Delmarva peninsula, living in [unreadable] and [unreadable] stone-tipped spears to [unreadable] a variety of game animals. This included [unreadable] woolly mammoth, and musk ox, as well as bear, moose, [unreadable] elk and deer. Examples of stone-age tools used by Paleo-Indian people living for hunting and processing game on Delmarva are shown at left.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Anthropology & Archaeology • Environment • Indigenous Peoples and Communities. A significant historical year for this entry is 6500 BCE.
Location. 39° 19.801′ N, 75° 31.327′
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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 location: In This Place... (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named In This Place... (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named In This Place... (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named In This Place... (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named In This Place... (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Just Up the Road... (about 400 feet away); Just Down the Road (about 400 feet away); a different marker also named In This Place (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Woodland Beach.
Additional commentary.
1. Damage
The marker has significant sun damage, with some parts appearing to have been removed. I have transcribed it as completely as I was able.
— Submitted May 22, 2024, by Pete Skillman of Townsend, Delaware.
Photographed by Pete Skillman, May 20, 2024
2. In This Place... Marker wide view
Credits. This page was last revised on May 15, 2026. It was originally submitted on May 22, 2024, by Pete Skillman of Townsend, Delaware. This page has been viewed 181 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 22, 2024, by Pete Skillman of Townsend, Delaware.
