Milford

Sussex County · dedicated 1967 · 774 Dupont Blvd, Milford

Town laid out by Joseph Oliver 1787. Village was located on tract then “Saw-Mill Range. “Named Milford from fording place near mill-dam erected by Rev. Sydenham Thorne across Mispillion Creek, 1787. First incorporated 1807. Old town in Kent County, new town in Sussex County. Home of Governors Tharp, Causey, Burton and Watson.

David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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