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Milton, DE - History
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Welcome to the Milton Home page. The Milton Home page provides as much information as possible on Milton. Knowing Milton’s history is essential to guiding its future. Within Milton’s Home page, you will also find Milton’s Founders, Holiday, and Birthday sections.
Milton has a population of 2993. 38.8% of Milton’s inhabitants are Male, and 61.2 are female. 50.6% of Milton is married and 70% own their own home. The Average Home price is $296,834, and the average rent is $841. Household median income in Milton is $59,924, and the individual median income is $35,746. Milton’s Ethnic is the following: White(85%), Black(11.1%), Hispanic(8.1%), Multiple(2.4%), Other(0.9%), Native(0.6%), Asian(0.1%).
Located at the head of the Broadkill River, which enters Delaware Bay, the Milton area was first settled in 1675 by English colonists and founded as "Head of Broadkiln" in 1763. It became important for shipbuilding. The town was known by renamed by the Delaware Legislature in 1807, in honor of the English poet John Milton.
The Delaware General Assembly passed a charter on March 17, 1865, that recognized the Town of Milton as a municipality. History and Milton's shipbuilding heritage remain very important to the town, which is home to some of the finest Victorian and Colonial architecture in Delaware. Many of the homes have been restored to their original form, particularly those on Union and Federal streets. Milton has 198 contributing structures listed within its Federal Register Historic District.
Significant buildings and sites are the Lydia Black Cannon Museum, the Governor James Carey home, the Chestnut Street Cemetery, and the Governor David Hazzard Mansion. The Hazzard House and Gov. James Ponder House were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. The Milton Historic District was added in 1982.Milton serves local residents and summer tourists in the Milton, Broadkill Beach and Primehook Beach areas with family-operated businesses and new office and shopping complexes.
Several local businesses in the area are served by the Delmarva Central Railroad, which operates a branch that extends to Milton from Ellendale. Recreational opportunities abound with the Broadkill River, Wagamon's Pond, Diamond Pond and Lavinia Pond. Public boat docks and fishing piers are also available.
It is within an easy drive to the coastal resorts of Lewes and Rehoboth Beach, Delaware. A footpath known as the Governors Walk follows the Broadkill River in central Milton. The Nature Conservancy established a preserve along the river downstream of Milton in 1998. As of 2005, an annual canoe and kayak race was being held on the river in Milton.
The river passes through and feeds Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge to the east before entering Delaware Bay. Milton is the home of the Dogfish Head Brewery, a well-known East Coast beer-maker.
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