Nanticoke Hundred

Sussex County · dedicated 1932 · 10456 Seashore Highway, Bridgeville · location approximate

Named after Nanticoke Indian Tribe. This hundred, before 1775, was embraced in two hundreds, Deep Creek, and Nanticoke, the latter including grants of land by Province of Maryland. When Mason and Dixon Line between Maryland and Delaware was confirmed, these hundreds were consolidated.

David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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