Duck Creek Hundred in Smyrna in Kent County, Delaware — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Site of the Duck Creek Society of Friends
Photographed by Nate Davidson, December 30, 2010
1. Site of the Duck Creek Society of Friends Marker
The first religious organization to hold services in Duck Creek Hundred - 1705. Property transferred to Duck Creek Historical Society - 1962. Michael Desmond, Jr's Eagle Scout Restoration Project - 2002.
Erected 2002 by Michael Desmond, Jr., Eagle Scout Restoration Project.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Colonial Era • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Quakerism series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1705.
Location. 39° 18.367′ N, 75° 37.3′ W. Marker is in Smyrna, Delaware, in Kent County. It is in Duck Creek Hundred. It is on Duck Creek Parkway. 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: St. Peter's Episcopal Church (approx. Ό mile away); Korean War Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); Sgt. John B. Maberry (approx. 0.6 miles away); Duck Creek Hundred (approx. 0.7 miles away); Creighton-Jones or Cummins-Stockley House (approx. 0.7 miles away); Site of Old Asbury Methodist Church
this page online
Another marker is no longer nearby. "First in the World" (was approx. 0.6 miles away but has been permanently removed).
Credits. This page was last revised on May 15, 2026. It was originally submitted on January 15, 2011, by Nathan Davidson of Salisbury, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,550 times since then and 28 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on January 15, 2011, by Nathan Davidson of Salisbury, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
