The Mill Creek Hundred History Blog

Marshallton School #77, 99, 99½ in 1930 Over the years, I think we've covered just about every old schoolhouse that does or did once sta...

"William! William! William Bell! Are you here?" The erudite-looking 25 year old walked in and out of the wards, up and down the ai...

The Burnt Mill Road House in 1982 In the last post we took a look at nearly a century and a half's worth of history of a house and farm...

The Burnt Mill Road House Some old houses are on old roads that are still well-used today, making the homes easily visible. Some are "h...

The then du Pont House, under tenancy of the Banks Family, c. 1860's (courtesy Steve Larrimore) One of the most unique properties in Mil...

The Montgomery House When I first started getting interested in local history one of the first questions I had, as I looked at the 1868 Beer...

The Tatnall Gazebo Recently I had the pleasure of visiting the beautiful grounds of the Tatnall School, located on Barley  Mill Road. There...

The c. 1908 Ferris Eastburn House In doing historical research, one of the most frustrating (at times) and exhilarating (at others) things I...