Milford
Town laid out by Joseph Oliver 1787.
Village was located on tract then called
“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.
Marker is on N Front Street (Delaware Route 14) near Maple Street, on the right when traveling west.
Courtesy hmdb.org
