Ocean View Delaware
Birthplace of the Commercial Broiler Industry
In 1923, Cecile Long Steele started a flock of
500 chicks. At 16 weeks, they weighted 2 and
¼ pounds and sold for 62 cents a pound. By
1989, growers produce birds of twice the weight
in half the time. Sussex County leads the nation
in broiler production, now a multibillion dollar
industry.
Marker is on West Avenue near Osprey Lane, on the right when traveling south.
Courtesy hmdb.org
