Historical Markers and War Memorials in Ellendale, Delaware
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Ellendale is in Sussex County
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On E. Railroad Avenue close to Main Street (Delaware Road 16), on the right when traveling south.
Ellendale’s Railroad Square was a major rail junction and a beehive of economic activity in Sussex County. The first section of the Junction and Breakwater Railroad from Harrington to Milford was completed in 1859. In March 1860, the Company’s . . . — — Map (db m38647) HM
On Cedar Creek Road (Delaware Route 30) at Isaacs Road, on the left when traveling south on Cedar Creek Road.
Born on August 22, 1889 near Greenwood, John Sudler Isaacs attended school until the sixth grade when he began working full time on the family farm. Although Isaacs started his career as a tenant farmer, he displayed a keen entrepreneurial spirit . . . — — Map (db m169914) HM
On Main Street (Delaware Route 16) near McCauley Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
This area began as forest and swamp bridging
the Divide between the Chesapeake and Delaware
Bays. European Contact made it a province of
fur traders and hunters. In the 18th century,
farming and timbering pushed back the swamp.
With the . . . — — Map (db m37196) HM