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Howell Mill at Brecknock
 
By Cosmos Mariner, September 27, 2015
History of the Howell Mill Site Marker
(wide view; mill site in background)
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1 ► Delaware, Kent County, Camden, North Murderkill Hundred — The History of the Howell Mill Site —
1680 Alexander Humphrey obtains title to 600 acres south of Isaac Branch. The tract is called Brecknock. 1740 John Hill builds the first mill at Brecknock. 1746 John Clayton, Jr. purchases the mill at Brecknock from John Hill. . . . — — Map (db m131998) HM
2 ► Delaware, Kent County, Camden, North Murderkill Hundred — K-55 — Brecknock —
In 1680 Alexander Humphreys received a warrant from the county court for 600 acres of land which he called Brecknock. The tract is believed to have been named for a shire of Wales. A milling operation was established here in the 1740’s. For nearly . . . — — Map (db m39507) HM
 
 
  
  
  
 
 
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