Indian Mission United Methodist Church

The church is located along Delaware Rt. 5 between Millsboro and Harbeson. First constructed in 1881 by the Nanticoke Indian people, and rebuilt in 1921 it still houses regular services. The oldest grave in the cemetery records the death as 1885, with no birth date.

The church is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.

The western end of Delmarva's Transpeninsular Line

The transpeninsular line was surveyed in 1750-1751 This survey established the boundries between Pennsylvania's three lower counties (now Delaware) and the Maryland colony. This 70 mile long line runs from Fenwick Island in Delaware to Taylor's Island in Dorchester County, Maryland. It was ratifed in 1769 by King George III. The center point of the line (35 miles), which is just a bit east of Mardela, is also the southern most point of the Mason-Dixon line which was defined some years later. This site contains appropriate stone markers and is protected by a gated enclosure.

If you have more interest in this survey, it can be found here if you would type these dates into the space on the left side. They are: April 16, 2007, May 5, 2007, May 6, 2007, and July 11, 2007.

The picture below shows the marker near the western terminal of the Transpeninsular Line at Taylor's Island.

The marker is located near the Chapel of Ease Church on Taylors Island. It is on Hoopers Neck Road about .6 mile north of Taylors Island Road (Rt. 16). This is quite near the post office. 

        What'll They Think of Next!

A new laptop from Israel.

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This was Niagra Falls in the winter of 1911. It was froze over! Can you imagine! The little black dots are, or course, people walking on the falls.

      More Local Scenes from the Storm

Sometimes the road is the path of least resistance.

This "pond" is normally a fenced in pasture with lush grass. 

This was not a waterfront home last week.

This large red oak fell across the ditch and blocked the access to one of our fields on the other side. More firewood. The root system in the saturated stream bank proved unable to battle the wind.

Grandsons can be showoffs!

This is Sheppard's Crossing of the Pocomoke River. It is south of Gumboro, Delaware and near the headwaters of the river. The Pocomoke drains much of the water from the east side of Wicomico County and from the west side of Worcester County into the Chesapeake Bay.  

The river has spilled over it's banks. In the summer, this part of the river often has less than a foot of water, but yesterday was not a normal day.