Historical Markers and War Memorials in Seaford, Delaware
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Seaford is in Sussex County
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On North Market Street Extension, on the right when traveling east.
In 1902, a group of 12 women inspired by the quote "mighty oaks from little acorns grow" formed the Acorn Club of Seaford and created the town's first library. Club members supported efforts in World War II by selling war bonds, rolling bandages, . . . — — Map (db m245575) HM
On Asbury Road (County Route 446) near County Seat Highway (U.S. 9), on the right when traveling north.
On May 16, 1812, land at this location was conveyed by Minos and Sally Tindall to representatives of the local Methodist society “in trust that they shall build or cause to be erected thereon a house or place of worship for the use of the members . . . — — Map (db m48857) HM
On Neals School Road (County Road 553) near Harper Road / Oak Grove Road (County Road 549), on the right when traveling west.
Francis Asbury established a congregation at home of
White Brown in this vicinity in 1778. The original
church known as Brown’s Chapel was built 1781,
completed 1806 by White Brown, Lemuel Davis, and
Jacob Kinder. Early preachers here were . . . — — Map (db m60595) HM
On Atlanta Road, 0.6 miles north of Wesley Church Road, on the right when traveling north.
In 1696, James Cannon received a patent for land at this location from the Proprietary government of Maryland. Known as Ickford, the tract became the property of his son Thomas Cannon in 1712. It is believed that he erected the first section . . . — — Map (db m4541) HM
On Woodland Ferry Road at Woodland Church Road, on the right when traveling south on Woodland Ferry Road. Reported permanently removed.
Isaac and Betty Cannon began operating a ferry here on Nanticoke River, Feb. 2, 1793. Their sons continued it, built stores and warehouses in the hamlet named for them.
The ferry became property of Sussex County following the brothers' death . . . — — Map (db m4538) HM
On Church Road (County Route 20A) 0.2 miles north of Concord Road (Delaware Route 20), on the left when traveling north.
On August 24, 1804, the trustees of the Concord Methodist Meeting House purchased this site from Robert Boyce and his wife Nancy. Part of a larger tract known as "New Ireland," the land consisted of approximately three-eighths of an acre on which a . . . — — Map (db m38663) HM
William Henry Harrison Ross Delaware's 27th and youngest governor from 1851 - 1855 Following his term as governor, Ross began construction of this Italian Villa style house. This was a popular 19th century architectural style.
This structure . . . — — Map (db m71670) HM
On Front Street at Poplar Street, on the right when traveling south on Front Street.
This car is one of 49 given to the American people by the citizens of France in thanks for aid rendered during and after World War II. Utilized for hauling military cargo during two world wars, they were known for their complement of “forty . . . — — Map (db m38658) HM
The Frederick Douglass School educated African American students in Seaford from 1922-1966. Professor Robert W. Thomas Sr. served as the only principal during that time. Built as part of philanthropist Pierre S. du Pont's school rebuilding program. . . . — — Map (db m245572) HM
On Market Street just south of High Street, on the right when traveling south.
In October 1856, famed Underground Railroad conductor Harriet Tubman organized what is considered by Tubman scholars to be "one of her most complicated and clever escape attempts." Working at the request of a fiancé who had escaped to Canada, Tubman . . . — — Map (db m138271) HM
On Ross Station Road, 0.4 miles south of Herring Run Road, on the left when traveling south.
This residence was constructed by William Henry Harrison Ross. He was born in Laurel in 1814 and died in 1887. He served as Governor of Delaware (D) between 1851-1855. In 1859, Ross constructed this elaborate brick Italian Villa style structure . . . — — Map (db m4818) HM
On Front Street (Business U.S. 13) 0.1 miles north of High Street, on the right when traveling north.
Born on June 2, 1814 in Laurel, Delware, William Henry Harrison Ross was the son of Caleb and Letitia Lofland ross. He was educated in local public schools and later attended Claremont Academy in Pennsylvania. As a young man Ross was employed in a . . . — — Map (db m168337) HM
The term "Hardscrabble" was created during the 1700s when two men of Irish extraction engaged in a rough fight where Sussex 473 and 446 cross. The skirmish ended in a stalemate, even when the first structured store was built in 1895 by Garrison . . . — — Map (db m39370) HM
On Bridgeville Highway (Alternate U.S. 13), on the right when traveling south.
This body of water was created in 1816, when a
grist mill was established on Clear Brook Branch
at this location by Nathaniel Ross. Known by
various names, most notebly those of two early
owners, William Cannon and William Ross, the
mill was . . . — — Map (db m60975) HM
On High Street just west of Church Street, on the left when traveling west.
Hiram Lodge No. 21 was granted a charter by the Masonic Grand Lodge of Delaware on June 27, 1866 making it the first lodge chartered in Delaware after the Civil War. Members held meetings in the adjacent Odd Fellows Hall until they constructed this . . . — — Map (db m138272) HM
On West Stein Highway (Delaware Route 20) just east of McKean Street, on the right when traveling east.
This tribute stands to honor our past, present, and future members of the Ladies' Auxiliary of the Seaford Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. (LASVFD)
On February 18, 1935, fifteen charter members met to establish the Ladies . . . — — Map (db m138277) HM
On North Street near Clarence Street, on the right when traveling south.
The origin of this congregation can be traced to the organization of a local society of the African Methodist Episcopal Church circa 1852. Desiring a permanent place of worship, the group obtained the old Bochim’s Meeting House and moved it to a . . . — — Map (db m69561) HM
On High Street at Church Street, on the right when traveling east on High Street.
On February 9, 1830, a group of citizens favorable to the reform of the Methodist Episcopal Church joined together for the purpose of planning the establishment of a new church in Seaford. An existing meeting house standing on Chapel Branch was . . . — — Map (db m168338) HM
During the early 19th century, people of color in the Concord area both free and slave worshipped at a local Methodist church. After the Civil War, church members decided that African American parishioners should support themselves now that they . . . — — Map (db m245587) HM
On Front Street close to Poplar Street, on the right when traveling south.
In 1926 a group of local World War I veterans held a meeting in Burton’s Hardware Store for the purpose of organizing an American Legion Post in Seaford. The initial effort was unsuccessful, but later that year plans were revived and Nanticoke Post . . . — — Map (db m38659) HM
On N. Oak Grove Road close to Kinder Road, on the left when traveling north.
Charged with marking the long-disputed boundaries of the colonies of Maryland and Pennsylvania (including the “Three Lower Counties” of Delaware), English astronomers Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon landed in America on November 15, . . . — — Map (db m38664) HM
On High Street at Conwell Street, on the right when traveling east on High Street.
A post office was established in this community in 1827. For many years it did a large shipping business by water. The coming of the railroad in the 1850s resulted in an even greater demand for postal services. For more than a century the post . . . — — Map (db m4991) HM
Pilot Town is the section of the Hamlet of Concord where many free black families have lived in harmony with the white families since around 1765. It was so named for the many Negro pilots who lived in the area and piloted vessels down the Nanticoke . . . — — Map (db m38662) HM
Town laid out, 1799. Then called “Hooper’s Landing.” First incorporated 1865. Seaford Academy located here from 1819 until some time before Civil War. Rev. Leonidas Polk, later Episcopal Bishop and Major General in Confederate Army was . . . — — Map (db m38661) HM
On North Market Street Extension, on the right when traveling east.
The Acorn Club of Seaford established the first Seaford Library in 1902 to provide free access to books in the community. Club members donated books, operated a traveling library, and shared librarian duties until a paid librarian was hired in 1918. . . . — — Map (db m245576) HM
On King Street at Cannon Street, on the left when traveling east on King Street.
On November 14, 1901, a group of concerned citizens met in the Seaford town conncil room for the purpose of discussing the organization of a fire company. By the end of the month, over 50 person had volunteered. The company was formally named the . . . — — Map (db m4819) HM
On East Stein Highway (Delaware Route 20) just west of School Lane, on the right when traveling west.
Seaford High School opened on September 3, 1929 and replaced an older structure that was destroyed by fire on April 1, 1928. Philanthropist P.S. du Pont funded construction of the new state-of-the-art facility at a cost of $300,000. At first, the . . . — — Map (db m164963) HM
On Old Bridgeville Highway at N. Street Extended on Old Bridgeville Highway.
Town laid out, 1799. Then called "Hooper's Landing." First incorporated 1865. Seaford Academy located here from 1819 until some time before Civil War. Rev. Leonidas Polk, later Episcopal Bishop and Major General in Confederate Army was student at . . . — — Map (db m38657) HM
On Stein Highway (Delaware Route 20) near Rodney Street, on the right when traveling east.
Dedicated to the memory of those Seaford community veterans who died in the defense of our country.
World War I
Thomas Penington, Lewis A. Taylor, Frank C. Quails, Kemp Wright, Albert H. Waller
Korea
Vernon L. DeShields, . . . — — Map (db m4994) WM
On West Stein Highway (Delaware Route 20) just east of McKean Street, on the right when traveling east.
Since its founding in 1901 by 50 concerned citizens, a volunteer fire department has served the Seaford Community. Although independent of the City of Seaford, the Seaford Volunteer Fire Department has worked closely with the City for over 100 years . . . — — Map (db m138276) HM
This is the only documented log slave quarter still in existence in Delaware. This 1 ½ story framed quarter was 24' by 16' with a porch. The interior walls were lath and plaster.
Governor Ross had as many as fourteen slaves. Some probably . . . — — Map (db m71703) HM
On Middleford Road, on the left when traveling east.
Soroptimist International of Seaford (SIS) formed on May 24, 1950, with a mission of improving the lives of women and girls in local communities and throughout the world. "Soroptimist" means "best for women" in Latin. Members opened the Curiosity . . . — — Map (db m245578) HM
On Pine Street near Poplar Street, on the right when traveling south.
In the late 18th century, Francis Asbury and
other pioneers of American Methodism traveled
throughout this area bringing the message of
their faith to the people. A local Methodist
Society was organized at that time, first
meeting in the . . . — — Map (db m61251) HM
On Front Street (Business U.S. 13) 0.1 miles High Street, on the right when traveling north.
The origin of this parish can be traced to 1704, when a log chapel known as St. Mary's was constructed on Chapel Branch in Northwest Fork Hundred. The devastating impact of the Revolution on the Church of England in America contributed to the . . . — — Map (db m24033) HM
On Stein Highway (Delaware Route 20) at McKean Street, on the right when traveling east on Stein Highway.
This roadway is named for Samuel J. Stein (B. 1878 - D. 1961). A native of Austria, Mr. Stein came to Seaford in 1897. He was active in the business and civic affairs of the community for more than half a century. In the 1920s the State of Delaware . . . — — Map (db m4993) HM
In the early 1800s the headquarters of the notorious Cannon/Johnson Kidnapping Gang was located close to this site. After the importation of African slaves was legally outlawed in 1808, demand for slave labor in the expanding states of the Deep . . . — — Map (db m67262) HM
On High Street at Cedar Avenue, on the right when traveling east on High Street.
From the earliest days of rail construction in this country, the advantages of linking the Delmarva Peninsula to the expanding urban markets of the nation were obvious. In 1836 the General Assembly chartered the Delaware Railroad for the purpose of . . . — — Map (db m4584) HM
On Middleford Road at Snug Harbor Road, on the right when traveling west on Middleford Road.
While this vehicle is not a "tank", it has been adapted with so many types of weapons and upgraded with steel plating, it has been used aggressively. There is usually a 3 man crew and it can carry 11 fully loaded and equipped troops into combat. For . . . — — Map (db m164968) HM WM
On Woodland Ferry Road at Woodland Church Road, on the right when traveling south on Woodland Ferry Road.
By the 1740s a ferry service was being regularly operated at this location by James Cannon. He was succeeded by his son Jacob, who constructed a much-needed causeway on this side of the river for the improvement of the family's ferry service . . . — — Map (db m198836) HM
On Atlanta Road, on the right when traveling west.
Founded in 1846 and part of Seaford's rural community for over 160 years, Wesley United Methodist Church was originally organized circa 1861 in a local schoolhouse. On November 18 of that same year, Henry Little donated a half-acre of land to be . . . — — Map (db m245615) HM
On Woodland Road, on the right when traveling west.
Woodland School District #229 formed in 1911 to serve students in the Woodland Ferry community. The one-room school closed in June 1929. That fall, students began attending the newly-constructed Seaford School with students from other small . . . — — Map (db m245048) HM
On Woodland Church Road just south of Woodland Ferry Road, on the right when traveling south.
On December 10, 1832, land was deeded to several trustees by Isaac and Jacob Cannon with the understanding that "…a House of Worship, in or at the Village of Cannon Ferry…by the name of Canton Church" was to be built. The deed for the land was . . . — — Map (db m198838) HM
On Dupont Road, on the right when traveling south.
The development of nylon, the synthetically engineered "miracle" fiber, transformed the textile industry and had an enormous social impact on daily life worldwide. After the nylon patent was issued in September 1938, the world's first nylon plant . . . — — Map (db m245574) HM
