LAUREL,
SUSSEX COUNTY, DELAWARE
On
the 23d of October, 1711, Maryland Legislature provided 3000 acres
along Broad Creek for an Indian reservation, laid out by George Gale,
Samuel Worthington and Charles Whittington. Is so happened that the
Indians did not care to be so confined and most move on to the
northwest, leaving the reservation to be sold in 1786 so that the
Indian Tribe could be reimbursed.
At
this sale the land was purchased by Barkley Townsend and on parts of
this property the town of Laurel was plotted, there were three
streets running East and West, named Front, Market and Back, the
North and South streets were Rye, Wheat, Corn and Lumber.
April
13, 1883, Laurel was incorporated by an Act of Delaware Legislature.
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