Historical Markers and War Memorials in Laurel, Delaware
Georgetown is the county seat for Sussex County
Laurel is in Sussex County
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In 1801 there was a great revival of religion amoung the residents of the area. The growing appeal of the Methodist movement resulted in hundreds of new members for the church. A class was formed in the Laurel area, and in 1802 a church was . . . — — Map (db m11816) HM
In the fall of 1831, Reverend Thomas Pearson came to Laurel to assist with the establishment of a Methodist Protestant congregation in the community. With its founding, the church became one of the first of this denomination in Delaware. Early . . . — — Map (db m4430) HM
On June 23, 1800, a charter was issued by the
Grand Lodge of Maryland for Lodge No. 31 in
“Laurel Town.” The first Worshipful Master of
the Lodge was Jesse Green (1766-1834). A Maryland
native who moved to Delaware in the 1790s, . . . — — Map (db m60600) HM
This site was originally part of a tract known as "Bachelor's Delight". From 1711 to 1768 it was included in a 3,000 acre Nanticoke Indian Reservation, authorized by an act of the Maryland Assembly. A village known as "Laurel" existed as early as . . . — — Map (db m4423) HM
Dedicated to the honor of and in loving memory of the victims of the April 7, 2005 shooting
Jamell Weston (10-3-80 to 4-7-05)
Davondale "Pete" Peters (8-24-76 to 4-7-05)
Marcus Cannon
Carla Green
Marsha Hankerson
Anthony . . . — — Map (db m164970) HM
The origin of this church can be traced to the
organization of a local society of Methodists in
1778. The first meetings of the group, then known
as the Broad Creek Society, were held in the
homes of its members. On October 19, 1779,
. . . — — Map (db m60624) HM
This congregation was organized in 1809. Services were held in a structure that was first known as Elzey Moore's Meeting House, and later renamed Wesley Chapel. With the closing of Wesley in 1852, the congregation was divided. On January 8, 1853, . . . — — Map (db m4539) HM
This Federalist served as the governor of Delaware between 1805-1808. He was born in Laurel in 1752, attended Old Christ Church, and is buried in this churchyard. Mitchell was commissioned as adjutant of militia 1775, promoted captain in 1776, and . . . — — Map (db m39779) HM
Established on Broad Creek in 1770 as a "Chapel of Ease" of Stepney Parish, Maryland on land purchased by a levy of 80,000 pounds of tobacco. Building completed by Robert Holston in 1772 at a cost of £510. — — Map (db m39778) HM
Trussum Pond
Tranquil waters trapped by a grist mill dam in the early nineteenth century made Trussum Pond a haven for the bald cypress. However, the trees now seen dotting the pond's surface are all that remain of a once extensive . . . — — Map (db m4540) HM
This property contributes to the
Laurel
Historic District
placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
1988
[Additional plaque on the grounds of the house:]
Shepard
House
Circa 1840, 1900
"Wisteria . . . — — Map (db m165014) HM
In 1865 the Maryland Conference of the Methodist
Protestant Church established a “mission” or
charge circuit in southwestern Sussex County.
At the time local members of that faith were
holding meetings in Sharps school, a one . . . — — Map (db m168193) HM
In the 1830s the oldest portion of this structure, a one-room house, is believed to have been built. The house was enlarged significantly in the 1850s with the addition of a slightly taller story-and-a-half center portion and a full two-story . . . — — Map (db m164980) HM
Here was Laurel's ancient "Wading Place", a ford for Native Americans and colonial settlers. Broad Creek crosses this fall in its flow to the Nanticoke River and Chesapeake Bay. For centuries, the Nanticoke Indians, an Algonquin people, lived in the . . . — — Map (db m11817) HM
In 1865, Reverend Isaac Adkins of the
Methodist Protestant Church began to
conduct services in Dorothy School House.
The congregation was formally organized
the following year. Meetings continued
to be held in the school until 1873,
when . . . — — Map (db m61577) HM
Dedicated in memory of all U.S. Veterans
[Additional plaque on the grounds of the fountain:]
Eagle Scout Project
Dedicated to all the men and women in the United States Military Services who have faithfully served and those that . . . — — Map (db m164972) WM
