Milford Hundred in Kent County, Delaware — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Milford

Photographed by Mike Stroud, October 9, 2010

1. Milford Marker

Inscription. Town laid out by Joseph Oliver 1787. Village was located on tract then called “Saw-Mill Range.” Named Milford from fording place near mill-dam erected by Rev. Sydenham Thorne across Mispillion Creek, 1787. First incorporated 1807. Old town in Kent County, new town in Sussex County. Home of Governors Tharp Causey, Burton and Watson.

Erected 1966 by Public Archives Commission. (Marker Number K-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 1787.

Location. 38° 54.791′ N, 75° 26.114′ W. Marker is in Milford, Delaware, in Kent County. It is in Milford Hundred. It is on N Front Street (Delaware Route 14) near Maple Street, on the right when traveling west. Located at the driveway to Thorpe Mansion. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Milford DE 19963, 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 walking distance of this marker: Parson Thorne Mansion (within shouting distance of this marker); Mispillion River Greenway Historical Sites (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Temple Lodge No. 9 A.F. & A.M. (approx. 0.2 miles away); Joseph Oliver

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(approx. ¼ mile away); Christ Church (approx. ¼ mile away); The Vaules-Grier Home (approx. ¼ mile away); Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Towers (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Milford.

Also see . . . Milford, Delaware. a city in Kent and Sussex counties (Submitted on October 12, 2010, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.)

Milford Marker, seen at driveway to Thorpe Mansion image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, October 9, 2010

2. Milford Marker, seen at driveway to Thorpe Mansion

Milford Marker, seen along State Route 14, looking west image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, October 9, 2010

3. Milford Marker, seen along State Route 14, looking west

Milford Marker, looking east along State Road 14 (N Front Street) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, October 9, 2010

4. Milford Marker, looking east along State Road 14 (N Front Street)

Milford Armory image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, October 9, 2010

5. Milford Armory

4.7 inch Gun on display

Credits. This page was last revised on May 15, 2026. It was originally submitted on October 12, 2010, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,050 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on October 12, 2010, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 5. submitted on October 17, 2010, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.