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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Georgetown
Georgetown, Delaware and Vicinity
▶ Sussex County (316) ▶ Kent County (210) ▶ Caroline County, Maryland (59) ▶ Dorchester County, Maryland (102) ▶ Wicomico County, Maryland (65) ▶ Worcester County, Maryland (74) ▶ Cape May County, New Jersey (69)
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GEOGRAPHIC SORT
| | The future home of Sussex County’s seat of government was a sparsely populated rural area when the 76 acres which would become the Town of Georgetown were purchased on May 9, 1791. Located “near the centre” of the country at a place . . . — — Map (db m423) HM |
| | In 1827 the Delaware legislature authorized a lottery for the purpose of funding the construction of “an Academy and Masonic Hall.” Land was purchased in 1840, and construction commenced the following year. The building was formally . . . — — Map (db m427) HM |
| | A Methodist meeting house was erected
nearby circa 1803. In December of that
year, the lot on which the building stood
was conveyed to trustees on the condition
that they finish and maintain the structure
as a church and school. The . . . — — Map (db m49023) HM |
| | Base inscription-erected by the United Daughters of the Confederacy Caleb Ross
Chapter #2635 and the Sons of Confederate Veterans, Delaware Grays Camp #2068. Front text-not legible, back text-not legible, side text-Smith Gilley, Confederate Army, . . . — — Map (db m105569) WM |
| | Site of the first community college in the State of
Delaware. Formerly William C. Jason High School,
this college was created by the Delaware General
Assembly in 1966 and opened the doors to students
in September 1967. Because of its central . . . — — Map (db m49022) HM |
| | Born in Georgetown on July 1, 1833, Torbert attended local schools prior to his appointment to the West Point Class of 1855. After the outbreak of the Civil War he rose rapidly in rank, serving as a regimental and brigade commander of New Jersey . . . — — Map (db m39375) HM |
| | George Alfred Townsend, famous Civil War newspaper correspondent, journalist and author, was born on this block on January 30, 1841. Townsend’s novels and poetry reflect his deep love for his native region. His best-known historical novel, The . . . — — Map (db m38692) HM |
| | Site of town purchased May 9, 1791 from Abraham Harris, Rowland Bevins,and Joshua Pepper, and laid out for county-seat of Sussex County in accordance with Act of General Assembly of January 29, 1791. Named
Georgetown in honor of George Mitchell, . . . — — Map (db m49083) HM |
| | On April 11, 1903, the commissioners of the
Town of Georgetown held a public meeting to
organize a fire company for the community.
The effort was in response to the demands of
businessmen and homeowners who had experienced
rising insurance . . . — — Map (db m48860) HM |
| | In 1859 a petition was submitted to the Lewes
Presbytery requesting the creation of a
Presbyterian Church in Georgetown. The
congregation was organized the following year.
Meetings were first held in the Sussex County
Courthouse. The . . . — — Map (db m48861) HM |
| | In 1857 efforts to extend a rail line from Harrington to the harbor at Lewes were initiated. Though the line was completed to Milford in 1859, additional work was delayed until 1867. By 1868 the rails had reached Georgetown. With extension of the . . . — — Map (db m38697) HM |
| | In the spring of 1891, Rev. Louis A. Bennett was directed to establish a Methodist Protestant Church in
Georgetown. His efforts were successful, and a frame church was completed the following year on the northwest corner of East Market and King . . . — — Map (db m49013) HM |
| | Has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior Plaque placed Return Day 2000 — — Map (db m38695) HM |
| | Constructed in 1791 at the direction of the State Legislature, this structure served as the seat of Sussex County government until 1837, when it was sold and moved to this location to make way for the construction of the present County Courthouse. . . . — — Map (db m38685) HM |
| | The roots of African-American Methodism in this community can be traced to the organization of a black “class” within the local Methodist society in the 1790’s. By the 1830’s a group of residents had affiliated themselves with Bishop . . . — — Map (db m49017) HM |
| | The conflicting claims of the proprietors of Maryland and Pennsylvania resulted in a lengthy and sometimes violent dispute concerning the ownership and boundaries of Sussex County. Residents who had been Marylanders before the controversy was . . . — — Map (db m424) HM |
| | This event draws thousands as winning and losing candidates joining in celebration on the Thursday following each general election. Poor traveling conditions and interest in the outcome of political contests may have resulted in an extended stay . . . — — Map (db m426) HM |
| | Incorporated on June 21, 1794, St. Paul’s
P.E. Church is the oldest organized church
in Georgetown. Prior to completion of the
first church building, services were held in
the Sussex County Courthouse. In 1805, a
special lottery sanctioned . . . — — Map (db m49011) HM |
| | In 1835 a lottery was authorized to raise funds to replace the frame structure which had served as Courthouse since 1791. Construction of the new building began in 1837 following the sale and relocation of the original Courthouse to its present site . . . — — Map (db m425) HM |
| | In Honor and Memory of All Korean War Veterans Who Served and Died for FreedomLeRoy M Cook • Vernon L. Deshields • Gene O. Hanzer • Kenneth C. Hyslop • Laurence C. Layton • William A. Lockwood • Charles G. Messick • Darrell R. Steele • Richard . . . — — Map (db m38691) WM |
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1Lt Thomas B. Adams, USA - Selbyville LCPL Linden Wayne Brittingham, USMC - Milton PFC William Joseph Bunting, USA - Frankford CPL Reginald Wayne Burris, USA - Ellendale SGT Richard Samuel Dennison, USA - Bethel PFC Elmer Lee Faulkner, Jr., . . . — — Map (db m38687) HM |
| | In Honor of Those Who Paid the Supreme Sacrifice in World War II Arnold Lee Roach • Harry Ernest Hill • Harold Kenneth Scott • Robert E Marvel • John E. Adams • William H. Hudson • Edward P. Steele • Harold Lee West • E. Alden Townsend, III • . . . — — Map (db m38689) HM |
| | This locally famous landmark was constructed in 1836 by Joshua S. Layton and Caleb B. Sipple, builders of the Sussex County Courthouse across the Square. It replaced a frame Public House that had stood on the site. County courts were held here . . . — — Map (db m38694) HM |
| | This home takes its name from the many judges who have lived in it. The Judges was built circa 1809 by Peter Robinson, who served as Secretary of State for Delaware under three governors and was appointed Associate Justice for Sussex County in 1832. . . . — — Map (db m38696) HM |
| | Site of 1st Methodist Chapel
Erected in 1806 — — Map (db m39376) HM |
| | This congregation’s beginnings can be traced
to a visit from Methodist pioneer Francis Asbury
to a gathering of farm families at the home of
Abraham Harris on September 24, 1779. A prominent
local landowner, Mr. Harris later conveyed a
. . . — — Map (db m49020) HM |
| | Named after the first African-American
president of Delaware State College, the
school opened in October 1950. Funds were
provided in the will of H. Fletcher
Brown a local philanthropist, and by the
State General Assembly. Initially Jason . . . — — Map (db m49021) HM |
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