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

Proclamation to Honor Governor Ruth Ann Minner

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), October 29, 2026

1. Proclamation to Honor Governor Ruth Ann Minner Marker

Inscription. Historic Georgetown Association
A Proclamation to Honor
Governor Ruth Ann Minner As an expression of our appreciation for your steadfast support over the past years, without which many of our efforts to better our County Seat would have been futile and in honor of that support, we, the members of Historic Georgetown Association, this sixteenth day of May, in the year of our Lord, 2014 do hereby permanently place your name on Georgetown's First Firehouse which has been proudly restored by the members of Historic Georgetown Association and dedicated to the over five hundred volunteer station "77" firefighters serving the County Seat and surrounding communities since 1903.

Erected 2014 by Historic Georgetown Association Executive Board, Carlton R. Moore, Chairman, Retired.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Government & Politics. A significant historical date for this entry is May 16, 2014.

Location. 38° 41.615′ N, 75° 23.174′ W. Marker is in Georgetown, Delaware, in Sussex County. It is in Georgetown Hundred. It is on Depot Street west of North Railroad Avenue, on

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the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 201 N Railroad Ave, Georgetown DE 19947, 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 walking distance of this marker: Georgetown Train Station (within shouting distance of this marker); Wesley United Methodist (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Georgetown Presbyterian Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); Academy/Masonic Hall (approx. 0.2 miles away); "Pettijohn’s Old Field" (approx. 0.2 miles away); POW★MIA (approx. 0.2 miles away); Sussex County Korean War Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away); Women's Suffrage in Delaware (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Georgetown.

Georgetown's First Firehouse image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), October 29, 2026

2. Georgetown's First Firehouse

Nearby signage image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), October 29, 2026

3. Nearby signage

Georgetown's
First Firehouse
Dedicated to - Station 77 Firefighters Past, Present & Future

Credits. This page was last revised on November 3, 2026. It was originally submitted on October 31, 2026, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 11 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 31, 2026, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.