South Murderkill Hundred in Magnolia in Kent County, Delaware — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Station 55 Archive Building
Magnolia Volunteer Fire Company
Dedicated in honor of the twenty-seven Charter Members of the Magnolia Volunteer Fire Company who met on the evening of December 9, 1927 to establish a Volunteer Fire Company. Having the foresight desire and commitment to provide for the public safety and protection of the town and its residents. They provided a foundation of service and commitment that lives today by the current membership.
President George W. Collins • Chief Harry Wilcutts • Secretary C. Fred Johnson • Fire Recorder G. Colins Davis • Treasurer William C. Paradee • Chief Engineer Arlie R. Jackson • Roy W. Anderson • John Davidson • Roland Gruwell • James Hazel • Henry F. Huesman • John H. Huesman • William P. Jackson • Caleb W. Johnson • Harry C. Johnson • John B. Lindale Sr. • Dr. James H. Martin • J. Ralph Mcilvaine • Dawson G. Minner • Howard Minner • Samuel Minner • Thomas J. Moore • James K. Sapp • Roland Sipple • HArry Steenberg • R. Frank White • Rodney Warren
Erected 2021 by Magnolia Volunteer Fire Company; dedicated by President Kevin M. Consalo and Chief Ronald W. Rhodes.
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Location. 39° 4.319′ N, 75° 28.52′ W. Marker is in Magnolia, Delaware, in Kent County. It is in South Murderkill Hundred. It is on East Walnut Street (County Road 107) east of South Main Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 7 E Walnut St, Magnolia DE 19962, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Murderkill/Motherkiln Friends Meeting (approx. 0.3 miles away); Motherkill Friends (Quaker) Meeting House and Burying Ground (approx. 0.3 miles away); Motherkill Friends Meeting Burying Ground
Other markers no longer nearby. Warner Mifflin (was approx. 0.3 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); a different marker also named Murderkill/Motherkiln Friends Meeting (was approx. 0.3 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
Credits. This page was last revised on November 3, 2026. It was originally submitted on October 29, 2026, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 15 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 29, 2026, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
