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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMWRB_grace-united-methodist-church_Millsboro-DE.html
In 1827 a Methodist Society was formed in this community, then known as Washington. On February 16, 1828, representatives of the congregation purchased a parcel of land for the purpose of erecting "a house or place of worship" for its members. The…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMWR9_indian-river-hundred_Millsboro-DE.html
So named in 1706. This hundred together with Lewes and Rehoboth, Broadkill, and Cedar Creek Hundreds, formed what the early settlers called "Old Sussex."
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMWR8_gumboro-hundred_Millsboro-DE.html
Created 1873 by Act of General Assembly from the southern parts of Broad Creek and Dagsboro Hundreds.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMWQT_westwoods-methodist-church_Millsboro-DE.html
During the spring of 1779, Methodist pioneer Freeborn Garrettson visited this area to bring the message of his faith to the people. The efforts of Reverend Garrettson and others who followed were met with considerable success. Numerous "societies"…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMWQR_careys-camp_Millsboro-DE.html
By the late eighteenth century a Methodist Society had been organized in this area. In 1888, two years after the construction of Carey's Church, the first official Carey's Camp Meeting was held in the grove adjoining the church. These first meetin…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMWQQ_bethany-united-methodist-church_Millsboro-DE.html
In the early part of the twentieth century, members of the Old Jones' Methodist Church began to search for a more central location for the congregation to worship. Although the land for the new church was donated by Sarah C. Collins in 1914, const…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMPKF_saint-marks-episcopal-church_Millsboro-DE.html
The first organized services for members of the Protestant Episcopal Church in this community were conducted by Rev. John A. Childs in a local schoolhouse in the mid 1840s. As a result of the declining condition of Prince George's Chapel in nearby…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMPDU_home-of-john-j-williams_Millsboro-DE.html
Born May 17, 1904, John J, Williams wasa native and lifelong resident of SussexCounty, Delaware. After completing his education in local public schools, he established the Millsboro Feed Company with his brother in 1922. Rapid growth of the poultr…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMPDS_harmony-united-methodist-church_Millsboro-DE.html
This congregation was organized in 1818 by members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. On March 20, 1819, trustees Purnal Johnson, Burton Johnson, William Hanzor, John Cornish, and Mitchell Johnson, purchased one half acre of land in Indian River H…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMOXQ_the-ableman-homestead_Millsboro-DE.html
An inn, one of several built in Delawaretowns during this period, was establishedon this corner at the end of the 18th centuryand remained open until the end of the19th century. This site was purchased byAbel Ableman and occupied from 1902 until 1…