Milford is a historic

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located at

Milford Milford may refer to: Place names Canada * Milford (Annapolis), Nova Scotia * Milford (Halifax), Nova Scotia * Milford, Ontario England * Milford, Derbyshire * Milford, Devon, a place in Devon * Milford on Sea, Hampshire * Milford, Shro ...

Sussex County, Delaware Sussex County is located in the southern part of the U.S. state of Delaware, on the Delmarva Peninsula. As of the 2020 census, the population was 237,378. The county seat is Georgetown. The first European settlement in the state of Delaware w ...

. It was built in the early 1860s, and is a one-story, five bay, brick building with a hipped roof and extended overhangs. and ' It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983 as the Milford Railroad Station. The station is no longer in use, though the track behind it is still used by a Delmarva Central Railroad freight line.Kenton, Debbie.
"Milford Railroad Station"
''State of Delaware: Official Website of the First State''. Retrieved January 12, 2018. An engine shed was shown at this location on an atlas dated 1859, also including a turntable. Nine years later, another atlas displayed both the engine shed and the station, and a freight station was subsequently added. A marble plaque is located there, honoring the men who inaugurated the railroad, including Governor

Peter F. Causey Peter Foster Causey (January 11, 1801 – February 15, 1871) was an American merchant and politician from Milford, in Kent County, Delaware. He was a member of the American Party, who served in the Delaware General Assembly and as Governor of D ...

, who served on its first Board of Directors. The railroad enabled farmers to more cheaply brings crops to market, especially peaches. The structure today looks almost the same as it did when first built in the nineteenth century. In recent years, a local business has been housed there, called Hermann Financial Services.

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Railway stations on the National Register of Historic Places in Delaware Buildings and structures in Sussex County, Delaware Former Pennsylvania Railroad stations Milford, Delaware National Register of Historic Places in Sussex County, Delaware Railway stations in the United States opened in 1862 Former railway stations in Delaware {{Delaware-railstation-stub