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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1B4W_clearfield-farm_Smyrna-DE.html
Built in the mid-eighteenth century by Captain David Clark, Clearfield Farm was the home of his grandson John Clark (1761 -1821), Governor of Delaware from 1817 -1820. John Clark served as Colonel in the Delaware Militia and as Justice of the Peac…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMQJW_site-of-the-duck-creek-society-of-friends_Smyrna-DE.html
The first religious organization to hold services in Duck Creek Hundred - 1705. Property transferred to Duck Creek Historical Society - 1962. Michael Desmond, Jr's Eagle Scout Restoration Project - 2002.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMQJ4_the-gray-box-chateau_Smyrna-DE.html
The Gray Box Chateau24 North Main StreetHas been placed on theNational Registerof Historic Placesby the United StatesDepartment of the Interior1764
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMQJ3_site-of-green-pottery_Smyrna-DE.html
In 1764, Thomas Green sold a one-quarter acre lot at this location to his grandson, Charles Green. Some time thereafter, Charles established a facility for the manufacturing of redware pottery on this site. The business is known to have been in op…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMQJ2_the-john-cummins-mansion_Smyrna-DE.html
The John Cummins Mansion has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior - May 23, 1980
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMQJ1_the-delaware-house_Smyrna-DE.html
N. Main & Mt. Vernon Streetc. 1817National Register of Historic Places of the Smyrna Historic District
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMQGT_allee-house_Smyrna-DE.html
In 1706 John Allee, of a Huguenot family, bought a600-acre tract, "Woodstock Bower," of which this landis a part. One of his sons, Abraham, was prominent inKent County affairs until his death in 1776: Memberof the General Assembly 1726, Justice of…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMQ4K_site-of-duck-creek-presbyterian-church_Smyrna-DE.html
In 1733 a charter was granted to "a dissenting congregation" of Scots and Irish Presbyterians who had settled in this area. A Meeting House was subsequently erected at this location. The Reverend Thomas Evans conducted the first service here on Au…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMQ4J_commodore-jacob-jones_Smyrna-DE.html
Born 1768, near this site. Commanded U.S. Sloop Wasp in notable victory over superior British sloop Frolic, October, 1812, off Cape Hatteras. Commanded frigate Constitution 1818-1829. Died August, 1850. Buried at Cecilton, Maryland. Reinterred in …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMQ4I_smyrna-opera-house-and-old-town-hall_Smyrna-DE.html
In the spring of 1869, the Commissioners of Smyrna approved a plan to erect a Town Hall. Responding to the long-held desire of the citizens for a venue for public gatherings, architect Richard Mitchell designed the building to include a "hall" on …