Baltimore Hundred

Prior to 1775 this hundred was claimed as part of

Worchester County, Maryland being named for Lord

Baltimore. After boundary line between Maryland

and Delaware was confirmed, Baltimore Hundred became

part of Sussex County, Delaware.

Marker is on Vines Creek Road ...

Hazen's Brigade Monument

(Front):Hazen's Brigade

to

the memory of its soldiers

who fell at

Stone River December 31, 1862

"Their faces toward heaven,

Their feet to the foe."

Inscribed at the close of the war

Chickamauga

Chattanooga

(Right Side):The blood of one third of its soldiers

Twice spilled in Tennessee

Crimsons the battle flag of ...

Battle of Brownstown

In this vicinity on Aug. 5, 1812, six weeks after the outbreak of war, an Indian force, led by the famous Shawnee chief, Tecumseh, ambushed about 200 Americans under Major Thomas Van Horne who were on the way south to ...

Charles “Chuck” Tison

October 8, 1930 – September 24, 2002

Charles “Chuck” Tison and his wife Betty moved to Walnut Grove in 1956 where they raised four children who all attended local schools. In 1969 the couple formed the Ti-Gas Company, a LP Gas ...

Farmersville War Memorial

Dedicated to those of this community who served and sacrificed their lives in the service of our country

Courtesy hmdb.org

Hazen Brigade Monument

One of the Oldest Civil War Memorials

The Union army occupied the town, January 5, 1863, three days after the battle here. They spent the winter and spring in and around Murfreesboro.

Some of Hazen's men under Lieutenant E. K. Crebbin, 9th ...

Hon. Abraham Doolittle

In Memory Of

Hon. Abraham Doolittle

Died Aug. 11, 1690 Ae. 70.

Born in England, was progenitor of the family in America, father of thirteen children, survived by seven sons and three daughters.

Widow, Abigail Moss died Nov. 5, 1710 ...

deVries Monument

Erected

By The

State of Delaware

To Commemorate The Settlement

On This Spot, Of The First

Dutch Colony, Under De Vries,

A.D. 1631.

Here was the craddle of a state.

"That Delaware exists as a separate

Commonwealth is due to this colony ...

Robert Wallace

Robert Wallace who made the first nickel silver spoon manufactured in this country in 1835 laid the foundation stone of this business.

This tablet is erected in appreciation by the employees of the R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. and ...

The Holly Industry

Since ancient times the holly tree has been a decorative symbol of the winter holiday season. The abundant growth of this colorful evergreen in Delaware resulted in the establishment of a major export industry during the first half of the ...