Georgetown

Georgetown (HMX42)

Location: Georgetown, DE 19947 Sussex County
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Country: United States of America
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N 38° 41.856', W 75° 22.407'

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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, for several sessions Speaker of State Senate and prominent member of commission appointed to lay out the town. Home of Governor Charles C. Stockley.
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HM NumberHMX42
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Marker NumberSC-46
Year Placed1933
Placed ByHistoric Markers Commission
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Saturday, October 18th, 2014 at 1:50am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 467525 N 4283285
Decimal Degrees38.69760000, -75.37345000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 38° 41.856', W 75° 22.407'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds38° 41' 51.36" N, 75° 22' 24.42" W
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Area Code(s)302
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 715 E Market St, Georgetown DE 19947, US
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