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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Clayton, Delaware

 
Clickable Map of Kent County, Delaware and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Kent County, DE (324) New Castle County, DE (1015) Sussex County, DE (575) Caroline County, MD (92) Kent County, MD (141) Queen Anne s County, MD (140) Cape May County, NJ (238) Cumberland County, NJ (88) Salem County, NJ (138)  KentCounty(324) Kent County (324)  NewCastleCounty(1015) New Castle County (1015)  SussexCounty(575) Sussex County (575)  CarolineCountyMaryland(92) Caroline County (92)  KentCounty(141) Kent County (141)  QueenAnne'sCounty(140) Queen Anne's County (140)  CapeMayCountyNew Jersey(238) Cape May County (238)  CumberlandCounty(88) Cumberland County (88)  SalemCounty(138) Salem County (138)
Dover is the county seat for Kent County
Clayton is in Kent County
Kent County (324)  ►
ADJACENT TO KENT COUNTY
New Castle County (1015)  ►
Sussex County (575)  ►
Caroline County, Maryland (92)  ►
Kent County, Maryland (141)  ►
Queen Anne's County, Maryland (140)  ►
Cape May County, New Jersey (238)  ►
Cumberland County, New Jersey (88)  ►
Salem County, New Jersey (138)  ►
 
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1 ► Delaware, Kent County, Clayton, Duck Creek Hundred — KC-112 — Byrd's African Methodist Episcopal Church —
On Dickerson Street.
In the early 1890s Clayton was home to an increasing population of African-Americans, many of whom were railroad workers. Byrd's African Methodist Episcopal (A.M.E.) Church was built in 1894 to accommodate this growing community who previously had . . . — — Map (db m141340) HM
2 ► Delaware, Kent County, Clayton, Duck Creek Hundred — Clayton Veterans Park —
On Main Street (Delaware Route 6) at North Bassett Street, on the right when traveling west on Main Street.
Dedicated in honor of those who have served and continue to serve and in memory of the men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice in the defence of our country In honor of those that have . . . — — Map (db m174553) WM
3 ► Delaware, Kent County, Clayton, Kenton Hundred — Former Site Blackiston M.E. Church — 1787 —
On Blackiston Church Road, on the right when traveling north.

Removed 1847
Rebuilt 1847
Storm Damaged 1980
Razed 1982 — — Map (db m245799) HM
4 ► Delaware, Kent County, Clayton, Kenton Hundred — KC-74 — Site of Blackiston Methodist Church —
On Millington Road (Delaware Route 6) at Blackiston Church Road ( Route 131), on the right when traveling east on Millington Road.
A local society of Methodists was organized circa 1778. On May 16, 1781, they obtained land here on which to build a permanent house of worship. A large frame church was then constructed and named Blackiston's Chapel, to honor the family that . . . — — Map (db m40190) HM
5 ► Delaware, Kent County, Clayton, Duck Creek Hundred — KC-59 — Town of Clayton —
On Main Street at North Bassett Street, on the right when traveling west on Main Street.
First known as Smyrna Station, the Town of Clayton began when the railroad came to this area in the mid-1850s. In 1860, the name was changed to honor Delawarean John M. Clayton, a former United States Secretary of State and strong advocate of the . . . — — Map (db m39023) HM
 
 
 
 
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Oct. 16, 2026