Duck Creek Hundred in Smyrna in Kent County, Delaware — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Commodore Jacob Jones

Photographed by Bill Pfingsten, December 15, 2010

1. Commodore Jacob Jones Marker

Inscription. Born 1768, near this site. Commanded U.S. Sloop Wasp in notable victory over superior British sloop Frolic, October, 1812, off Cape Hatteras. Commanded frigate Constitution 1818-1829. Died August, 1850. Buried at Cecilton, Maryland. Reinterred in Wilmington and Brandywine Cemetery, with distinguished honors.

Erected 1959 by Public Archives Commission. (Marker Number KC-2.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War of 1812. In addition, it is included in the Delaware Public Archives series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1768.

Location. 39° 17.959′ N, 75° 36.058′ W. Marker is in Smyrna, Delaware, in Kent County. It is in Duck Creek Hundred. It is on U.S. 13 close to S. East Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Smyrna DE 19977, 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: Thomas D. Clayton School (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Richard Allen (approx. 0.2 miles away); Maj. McLane Bridge Lake Como Spillway (approx. 0.2 miles away); Union Cemetery (approx. 0.2 miles away); Smyrna Opera House and Old Town Hall (approx. 0.2 miles away); Pearl Harbor Memorial

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(approx. ¼ mile away); Site of Duck Creek Presbyterian Church (approx. ¼ mile away); The Barracks (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Smyrna.

Also see . . . Delaware Public Archives. Though it isn't listed on the marker, the Delaware Public Archives has this marker numbered as "KC-2" on their website. (Submitted on April 30, 2024, by Pete Skillman of Townsend, Delaware.)

US 13 near the marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Pfingsten, December 15, 2010

2. US 13 near the marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 15, 2026. It was originally submitted on December 16, 2010, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,182 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 16, 2010, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.