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Named after the English poet, the town of Milton offers a panoramic history of people and places. While settlement dates from the mid-17th century; it was not known as Milton until 1807, when an act of the General Assembly made it official.
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Located at the head of the Broadkill river, Milton was the main center for eastern Sussex County from the early 18th to the late 19th century. It was primarily a shipbuilding community with related agricultural businesses. Grainmills, sawmills and even an early cottonmill depended on the ebb and flow of the Broadkill. With the demand for more ships, the economy boomed and Milton became the cultural center of Sussex County.
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