Nassau near Lewes in Sussex County, Delaware — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Broadkiln Hundred

Photographed by Mike Stroud, October 9, 2010

1. Broadkiln Hundred Marker

Inscription. Originally known as Broadkill Hundred, after creek of that name, kill being Dutch work for creek. Name changed by General Assembly 1833 when Georgetown Hundred was set off. In 1835 Act was repealed, and Broadkiln Hundred embraced same territory as before 1833. Georgetown Hundred again set off in 1861.

Erected 1932 by Historic Marker Commission. (Marker Number S-29.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Delaware Public Archives series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1833.

Location. 38° 45.614′ N, 75° 12.147′ W. Marker is near Lewes, Delaware, in Sussex County. It is in Nassau. It is on Coastal Highway (Delaware Route 1), on the left when traveling south. Located east side of highway, just south of Red Mill Pond. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 16503 Coastal Hwy, Lewes DE 19958, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Delaware’s Beaches.

It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic,

on the Delmarva Peninsula,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally,

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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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Kiosk Dedicated in Memory of Thomas H. Draper (approx. 0.9 miles away); A History of the Junction & Breakwater Railroad (approx. one mile away); Nassau Station (approx. one mile away); Cool Spring Station (approx. one mile away); a different marker also named A History of the Junction & Breakwater Railroad (approx. one mile away); White's Chapel United Methodist Church (approx. 1½ miles away); Tower Hill (approx. 1.7 miles away); A Place of the Siconese (approx. 1.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lewes.

Regarding Broadkiln Hundred. Broadkill Hundred is a hundred in Sussex County, Delaware, United States. Broadkill Hundred was formed in 1696 as one of the original Delaware Hundreds. Its primary community is Milton.
(Wikipedia)

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Broadkiln Hundred Marker, looking south along State Road 1, Coastal Highway image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, October 9, 2010

2. Broadkiln Hundred Marker, looking south along State Road 1, Coastal Highway

Hundreds
The counties of Delaware were originally divided into
Hundreds based on the English use of dividing up counties.
On October 25, 1682, William Penn directed that Delaware
be divided into hundreds for the purposes of taxation.
A "hundred" is an old English Saxon land division which
is smaller than a county or shire and larger than a
tithing. It comprised ten tithings of ten freeholder
families each or one hundred families. The hundreds of
Delaware originally served as judicial or legislative
districts, but now they remain only as a basis for
property tax assessment.

— Submitted October 14, 2010, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.

Broadkiln Hundred Marker, looking along Coastal Highway image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, October 9, 2010

3. Broadkiln Hundred Marker, looking along Coastal Highway

Credits. This page was last revised on September 18, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 11, 2010, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,843 times since then and 77 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 11, 2010, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.