Cedar Creek Hundred in Slaughter Beach in Sussex County, Delaware — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

The Memorial Vol. Fire Co.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, October 18, 2012

1. The Memorial Vol. Fire Co. Marker

Inscription. Founded in 1954 after a fire had destroyed a business on Bay Ave. Re-incorporated in 1958 and the original two bay station was constructed in the fall of 1959. Named the Memorial Fire Co. by the charter members in honor of those who have served our country in time of war.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Military. A significant historical year for this entry is 1954.

Location. 38° 54.81′ N, 75° 18.311′ W. Memorial is in Slaughter Beach, Delaware, in Sussex County. It is in Cedar Creek Hundred. It is on Bay Avenue (County Road 204), on the right when traveling north. North of Slaughter Beach Road (County Road 224). Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 359 Bay Ave, Milford DE 19963, 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 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Atlantic Horseshoe Crab (within shouting distance of this marker); Birds (approx. one mile away); Fort Saulsbury (approx. 2.2 miles away); Slaughter Neck United Methodist Church (approx. 3.6 miles away); a different marker also named The Atlantic Horseshoe Crab (approx. 5.2 miles away); Absalom Jones (approx. 5.3 miles away); Cedar Creek Hundred (approx. 6.1 miles away); Observation Tower at Big Stone Beach (approx. 6.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Slaughter Beach.

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Photographed by Mike Stroud, October 18, 2012

2. The Memorial Vol. Fire Co. Marker

The Memorial Vol. Fire Co. and Marker along Bay Avenue (County Road 204), image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, October 18, 2012

3. The Memorial Vol. Fire Co. and Marker along Bay Avenue (County Road 204),

Credits. This page was last revised on June 5, 2026. It was originally submitted on November 29, 2012, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 562 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 30, 2012, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 3. submitted on November 29, 2012, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.