Laurel in Sussex County, Delaware — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Nathaniel Mitchell
1753 - 1813
Photographed by Mike Stroud, October 15, 2012
1. Nathaniel Mitchell Marker
First native son of Laurel to be Governor of Delaware 1805-1808
Hero of the Revolution 1775-1781
Member, Continental Congress 1786-1788.
Erected 1978 by Laurel Historical Society.
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution series list. A significant historical month for this entry is July 1742.
Location. 38° 33.668′ N, 75° 32.231′ W. Memorial is in Laurel, Delaware, in Sussex County. It is on Chipmans Pond Road (County Road 465) near Christ Church Road (County Road 465A), on the right when traveling west. Located at Old Christ Church. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Laurel DE 19956, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Old Christ Church (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Nathaniel Mitchell (within shouting distance of this marker); Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); 407 5th Street (approx. 1.7 miles away); Shepard House (approx. 1.7 miles away); 511 Pine Street (approx. 1.7 miles away); Wooten-Truitt House
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Photographed by Mike Stroud, October 15, 2012
2. Nathaniel Mitchell Marker and gravestone
Photographed by Mike Stroud, October 15, 2012
3. Nathaniel Mitchell, attended Old Christ Church, and is buried in this churchyard.(far right)
Photographed by Mike Stroud, October 15, 2012
4. Nathaniel Mitchell
Nathaniel Mitchell
1775-1781
Placed By
Major Nathaniel Mitchell
Chapter DAR
Photographed by Mike Stroud, October 15, 2012
5. Nathaniel Mitchell Gravestone
Credits. This page was last revised on May 29, 2022. It was originally submitted on November 15, 2012, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 674 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on November 15, 2012, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.
