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 Rogers,Tharp Causey,
Burton and Watson.
Marker is on N Walnut Street (County Route 20), on the right when traveling south.
Courtesy hmdb.org
