Murderkill Hundred

Murderkill Hundred was a hundred in Kent County, Delaware, United States. Murderkill Hundred was named after the Murderkill River,[1] and created in 1682 as one of the original Delaware Hundreds. It was divided into North Murderkill Hundred and South Murderkill Hundred in 1855.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Cooch, Edward Webb (1946). Delaware historic events : a compilation of articles and addresses. p. 142. OCLC 1435594261.
  2. ↑ Scharf, John Thomas (1888). History of Delaware 1609–1888. Philadelphia: L. J. Richards & co. p. 1,148. OCLC 2471701.

39°04′33″N 75°28′45″W / 39.07578611°N 75.47922778°W / 39.07578611; -75.47922778


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