South Murderkill Hundred in Magnolia in Kent County, Delaware — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Warner Mifflin 1745-1798

Photographed by Pete Skillman, August 26, 2025

1. Warner Mifflin 1745-1798 Marker

Inscription. Born into a slaveholding Quaker family in Virginia and later becoming an abolitionist. Warner Mifflin came to Delaware as a young man. An elder of the Religious Society of Friends, he traveled extensively to convince others to free their slaves, manumitting his own in 1774-75. In 1788, he was one of the founders of Delaware's first abolition society. He was an advocate for peace during the American Revolution and traveled with a committee of Quakers to meet with both American General George Washington and British General William Howe to present a testimony against war during the Battle of Germantown. Mifflin was interred here on October 16, 1798.

Erected 2022 by Delaware Public Archives. (Marker Number KC-91.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Abolition & Underground RR • Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Colonial Era • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Delaware Public Archives, and the Quakerism series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1788.

Location. 39° 4.548′ N, 75° 28.758′ W. Marker is in Magnolia, Delaware, in Kent County.

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It is in South Murderkill Hundred. It is on South State Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5234 S State St, Magnolia DE 19962, 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: Murderkill/Motherkiln Friends Meeting (here, next to this marker); Banning Meeting House (approx. 1.4 miles away); The St. Jones River: Why the Mansion Faces South (approx. 2.4 miles away); The Dickinsons in Delaware (approx. 2½ miles away); Toward a Future Union (approx. 2½ miles away); Home of John Dickinson (approx. 2½ miles away); St. Jones Neck (approx. 2.7 miles away); U-3A (approx. 3.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers

Warner Mifflin 1745-1798 Marker - wide view image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Pete Skillman, August 26, 2025

2. Warner Mifflin 1745-1798 Marker - wide view

in Magnolia.

Other markers no longer nearby. Warner Mifflin (was here, next to this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Murderkill / Motherkiln Friends Meeting (was here, next to this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Credits. This page was last revised on May 15, 2026. It was originally submitted on August 26, 2025, by Pete Skillman of Townsend, Delaware. This page has been viewed 123 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 26, 2025, by Pete Skillman of Townsend, Delaware.