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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMQEN_john-mccabe_Selbyville-DE.html
Born in 1727, and a resident of this area by the 1750s, John McCabe was among the first to enlist when Delaware's Continental Regiment was reorganized in the winter of 1776-1777. An ardent supporter of Independence, he served throughout the war. N…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMPJ7_old-sound-methodist-church_Selbyville-DE.html
In April, 1799, one of the state's first Methodist societies was organized near this site by Reverend Freeborn Garrettson. On April 29, 1784, one acre of ground was purchased here for the erection of a "preaching house." The Church became known as…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMPBK_salem-united-methodist-church_Selbyville-DE.html
The origin of this church can be traced to the organization of a local Methodist society soon after the American Revolution. By 1790 the Sandy Branch Society was joining regularly for worship, holding services in the open air and in the homes of m…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMOYV_home-of-john-g-townsend-jr_Selbyville-DE.html
Constructed in 1904, this was once the residence of John G. Townsend, Jr. (1871-1964), agricultural pioneer and statesman. His long and distinguished public career included service as Governor of Delaware (1917-21), United States Senator (1929-194…