DELAWARE
HIGHWAYS
HISTORY
KING'S
ROAD
King's
Road, first official Delaware Highway, started at the
Chester
county Pennsylvania line, off of “Old Chester \Road” crossed
Creek
on its way to Brandywine and over Christiana Creek
Ferry
to the village of Newark. From Newark it headed south toward
Smyra
, (aka Salisbury ) , through the towns of of Red Lion and
St.
Georges,
thence, on to Dover.
Just a mile south of Dover it became two roads which came together
again at “Three Runs” near Milford. As a single highway, it
then continued to the Lewes Court house. From Lewes the road ran
through “Frames Mill” to join up with a Maryland road at the
state line.
King's
Road was considerably changed and straightened in 1796,
especially
around Duck Creek, (Smyrna), Frederica and Milford.
highway
below Dover was laid out in 1796 following the old early
history
road to Lewestown.
The
King's Road was the road that the old stage coach made its
trip
from The Indian King Hotel in Wilmington to Lewes Court House.
A
trip in those days was one of drama and romance.
An
abstract 09/30/18 by Harrisoon H . from 23 September 1930
Wilmington News Journal, Historic Spots in Delaware by
Sewell P. Moore
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