Newspaper

Newspaper

Date

1957

Description

Newspaper, 2 pages, Sussex Countian Special edition, "Milton Sesqi Centennial", August 1957 Schedule of events, articles on the program, remarks from Dwight Eisenhower, Gov. J. Caleb Boggs, Sen. John J. Williams. Historic photograph of Lavinia's camp ground, contemporary photo of Pilgrim Holiness Church, built c. 1925, historic photographs of a school group, Milton train depot, Hart's Hotel (became Jester's hotel) on Federal Street, 1909 fire, and views of Federal Street. Articles on shipbuilding, how Skulltown got its name, when telephone service came to Milton (1902), and Methodist church history in Milton. Ads for Sussex Trust with photograph of building and Henry G. Graves of Gravel Hill (concrete salesman).