This farm, formerly known as Burberry's Berry, was home of Captain Jonathan Caldwell of Colonel Haslet's Regiment in Revolution. Tradition says Delaware soldiers received name "Blue Hen's Chickens" from Caldwell's men having with them game chickens, . . . — — Map (db m286202) HM
On East Railroad Avenue north of East High Street, on the left when traveling north.
In 1836 the Delaware General Assembly chartered the Delaware Railroad for the purpose of building a line from a junction with the New Castle and Frenchtown Railroad to the southern border of the state. Due to poor economic conditions, construction . . . — — Map (db m132075) HM
In the vicinity of this marker, a Flat Outline Map of the State
would be exactly balanced.
In 1989, a curious seventh grader from the Caesar Rodney School District asked where the center of Delaware was located. . . . — — Map (db m39607) HM
On East Main Street (Delaware Route 12) at West Railroad Avenue, on the right when traveling west on East Main Street.
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Loran Charles Adams
Caleb Oliver Simpler
John Albert Ware
Ernest Thomas Roe
Robert James Seward
Russell Louis Brittingham
Nathaniel Luff Warrington . . . — — Map (db m138268) WM
In 1802, Joshua Laws donated this land for the construction of a Methodist Episcopal chapel. Named in honor of Laws, the church served the local community until 1856 when a new building was constructed. Following a period of inactivity in the . . . — — Map (db m142541) HM
On Church Street just north of East High Street, on the right.
Organized on December 9, 1877, the Felton Methodist Protestant Church originally held services for several years in the Knights of Pythias Hall. In 1880, a parcel of land on High Street was deeded to the church trustees by Job Butterworth and his . . . — — Map (db m138267) HM
On Railroad Avenue at Main Street ( Route 12) on Railroad Avenue.
The town of Felton was laid out in 1856 when the Delaware Railroad reached this area. Located between Berrytown to the west and Johnny Cake Landing (Frederica) to the east, the town became a “whistle” stop on the new railroad line. Owing its . . . — — Map (db m39606) HM
