Harrington
Formerly known as Clark’s Corner, the roots
of this community can be traced to settlement
by the Clark family in the 1730’s and the
subsequent establishment of an inn, tavern,
store, and mill nearby. The village was little
more than a country crossroads before the
coming to the railroad in 1856. In that same
year Matthew J. Clark subdivided a portion of
his lands into town lots which would form the
nucleus of the growing community. In 1859 the
state legislature renamed the town in honor of
Judge Samuel M. Harrington, a prime mover in
the effort to bring the railroad to southern
Delaware. Harrington was incorporated by the
General Assembly on March 23, 1869.
Marker is on Vernon Road (Delaware Route 14), on the right when traveling east.
Courtesy hmdb.org
