The Mill Creek Hundred History Blog

1839 MCH Tax Book Sometimes I lose sight of the fact that this might not always be obvious to you, but normally when I consult primary s...

One of the most fun aspects of the investigations I do here is the fact that none of them are ever really done. For better or worse, there ...

Old lights along the platform Last Fall I posted some beautiful pictures taken by Ray Albanese of the former B&O railroad tracks a...

From the Wilmington paper, February 21, 1889 This story is a little different than most here, because it doesn't really involve Mill...

Peoples House and Barn (courtesy Dick Joyce) Considering the number of years I've been at this and the relatively small size of Mi...

The Banks Family Since Mill Creek Hundred is a relatively small area, there are of course only so many families involved in its first f...

B&O culvert over Mill Creek I admit to not knowing the full story behind the birth of Delaware Park and the selection of its site. B...

The David Graves House Note: The last few paragraphs of this post were updated with new information on 12/5/23 Longtime readers of this b...