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

Milford

Photographed by Mike Stroud

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 Rogers, Tharp Causey, Burton and Watson.

Erected 1966 by Public Archives Commission. (Marker Number KC-28.)

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° 55.539′ N, 75° 25.736′ W. Marker is in Milford, Delaware, in Kent County. It is in Milford Hundred. It is on N Walnut Street (County Route 20), on the right when traveling south. Located near NE 9th Street. 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,

on the Delmarva Peninsula,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

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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: Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church (approx. 0.7 miles away); Site of Milford's First Methodist Church (approx. 0.7 miles away); Site of the Home of General Alfred T.A. Torbert (approx. 0.7 miles away); Christ Church (approx. 0.7 miles away); Joseph Oliver (approx. 0.7 miles away); The Towers (approx. 0.8 miles away); Milford Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.8 miles away); Milford Parks and Recreation Director… (approx. 0.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Milford.

Also see . . . Milford, Delaware. a city in Kent and Sussex counties in the U.S. state of Delaware. (Submitted on October 15, 2010, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.)

Milford Marker, along N Walnut Street, looking south image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, October 9, 2010

2. Milford Marker, along N Walnut Street, looking south

Milford Marker, looking north along N Walnut Street image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, October 9, 2010

3. Milford Marker, looking north along N Walnut Street

Credits. This page was last revised on May 15, 2026. It was originally submitted on October 15, 2010, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 829 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 15, 2010, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.