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The Morning Herald
Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware
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Historical notes from Milford News on local towns: Milford is about 100 years old, Lewes dates to 1620, Georgetown's site was a Tory encampment captured by Whigs during the Revolutionary War with 40 barrels of Johnnycake confiscated; 100 years ago, Church Hill west of Milford was the local worship site with an English church.
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[From the Milford News.]
Milford is only about one hundred years old, while Lewes dates back to 1620. The town of Georgetown had no existence at the time of the Revolutionary war. Its site was a Tory encampment in the early part of the war which the Whigs captured and dispersed, confiscating forty barrels of Johnnycake!
One hundred years ago Church Hill, a couple of miles west of Milford, was the place of worship for all the country around about where Milford now stands. The English church stood there.
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Milford
Event Date
One Hundred Years Ago; Time Of The Revolutionary War
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tories dispersed; forty barrels of johnnycake confiscated
Event Details
Milford is only about one hundred years old, while Lewes dates back to 1620. The town of Georgetown had no existence at the time of the Revolutionary war. Its site was a Tory encampment in the early part of the war which the Whigs captured and dispersed, confiscating forty barrels of Johnnycake. One hundred years ago Church Hill, a couple of miles west of Milford, was the place of worship for all the country around about where Milford now stands. The English church stood there.