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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMYHL_north-murderkill-hundred_Felton-DE.html
Formerly part of Murderkill Hundred, originally called Motherkill Hundred, kill meaning creek in Dutch. Original boundaries were St. Jones Creek on north, and Murderkill Creek on south, extending from Delaware River to Maryland line. In 1867, Murd…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMQHB_captain-jonathan-caldwell_Felton-DE.html
This farm, formerly known as Burberry's Berry, was home of Captain Jonathan Caldwell of Colonel Haslet's Regiment in Revolution. Tradition says Delaware soldiers received name "Blue Hen's Chickens" from Caldwell's men having with tem game chickens…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMQHA_geographic-center-of-delaware_Felton-DE.html
In 1989, a curious seventh grader from the Caesar Rodney School District asked where the center of Delaware was located. With the help of his teacher and the Kent County Department of Planning, it was determined that the geographic center of the s…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMQH9_town-of-felton_Felton-DE.html
The town of Felton was laid out in 1856 when the Delaware Railroad reached this area. Located between Berrytown to the west and Johnny Cake Landing (Frederica) to the east, the town became a "whistle" stop on the new railroad line. Owing its exist…