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Camden Wyoming in Dover in Kent County, Delaware — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

East Dover Hundred

 
 
East Dover Hundred Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Shane Oliver, October 3, 2020
1. East Dover Hundred Marker
Inscription. Originally part of St. Jones Hundred renamed Dover Hundred 1823, the boundaries being Little Creek on north and St. Jones Creek on south, extending from Delaware River to Maryland line. Dover Hundred was divided 1877 into two hundreds, called East Dover Hundred, and West Dover Hundred.
 
Erected 1969 by Delaware Archives Commission.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Political Subdivisions. In addition, it is included in the Delaware Public Archives series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1823.
 
Location. 39° 7.384′ N, 75° 31.933′ W. Marker is in Dover, Delaware, in Kent County. It is in Camden Wyoming. Marker is on Rt. 13 just north of Asbury Ave.. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Dover DE 19901, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Brecknock (approx. 0.2 miles away); The History of the Howell Mill Site (approx. ¼ mile away); Operation Silent Witness (approx. 0.3 miles away); Caesar Rodney (approx. 0.6 miles away); Camden (approx. 0.7 miles away); a different marker also named Camden (approx. 0.8 miles away); Morning Star Institutional Church of God in Christ, Inc. (approx. 0.9 miles away); Gov. George Truitt Home (approx. 0.9 miles away).
 
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East Dover Hundred Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Nate Davidson, December 29, 2011
2. East Dover Hundred Marker
East Dover Hundred image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Nate Davidson, December 29, 2011
3. East Dover Hundred
Along Rt. 13, facing north towards Dover.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 10, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 29, 2011, by Nathan Davidson of Salisbury, Maryland. This page has been viewed 831 times since then and 48 times this year. Photos:   1. submitted on May 18, 2021, by Shane Oliver of Richmond, Virginia.   2, 3. submitted on December 29, 2011, by Nathan Davidson of Salisbury, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.

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