North Murderkill Hundred in Wyoming in Kent County, Delaware — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Town of Wyoming
Photographed by Bill Pfingsten, December 15, 2010
1. Town of Wyoming Marker
Inscription.
Town of Wyoming. . The construction of the Delaware Railroad in the 1850s led to the establishment of the Delmarva Peninsulas first and most important north-south railway transportation artery. Proximity to the nearby community of Camden resulted in the location of a station here when the railroad arrived in 1856. Settlement of West Camden quickly expanded with the construction of homes and businesses. In 1865 the Rev. John J. Pierce migrated here from the Wyoming Valley in Pennsylvania. Rev. Pierce purchased lands and subdivided them into building lots. Other residents of Wyoming Valley followed Rev. Pierce and settled in and around the thriving village. Desiring to sever any shared identity or connection with Camden, residents chose to honor the new citizens by changing the name of the community to Wyoming. A Post Office was established in 1866, and in 1869 the Town of Wyoming was incorporated by the Delaware General Assembly. Surrounded by some of the states most-productive farmlands, the Town of Wyoming was a major point for the shipping of peaches and other agricultural products.
The construction of the Delaware Railroad in the 1850s led to the establishment of the Delmarva Peninsulas first and most important north-south railway transportation artery. Proximity to the nearby community of Camden resulted in the location of a station here when the railroad arrived in 1856. Settlement of West Camden quickly expanded with the construction of homes and businesses. In 1865 the Rev. John J. Pierce migrated here from the Wyoming Valley in Pennsylvania. Rev. Pierce purchased lands and subdivided them into building lots. Other residents of Wyoming Valley followed Rev. Pierce and settled in and around the thriving village. Desiring to sever any shared identity or connection with Camden, residents chose to honor the new citizens by changing the name of the community to Wyoming. A Post Office was established in 1866, and in 1869 the Town of Wyoming was incorporated by the Delaware General Assembly. Surrounded by some of the states most-productive farmlands, the Town of Wyoming was a major point for the shipping of peaches and other agricultural products.
Location. 39° 7.114′ N, 75° 33.532′ W. Marker is in Wyoming, Delaware, in Kent County. It is in North Murderkill Hundred. It is on Railroad Avenue close to Camden-Wyoming Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Camden Wyoming DE 19934, 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.
Credits. This page was last revised on May 15, 2026. It was originally submitted on January 9, 2011, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,555 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on January 9, 2011, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.
