We have placed our cache for Cedar
Creek Hundred near the original location of Cubbage Pond
Mill. In 1977 DelDot planned to replace Bridge 936 over Cedar
Creek and uncovered a brick foundation to a gristmill. An
archeological search was started and the buried gristmill
qualified as a significant industrial archeological
site.
There were many mills in this area of
Delaware but few mills have been studied in Delaware’s Lower
Coastal Plain. Because most mills were abandoned by the early 20th
century, documentation of the Cubbage Mill Site advanced
interpretation of early industry in this portion of the state
during the 18th, 19th and first half of the 20th century. There
were two fires at the mill and after the second fire, the mill was
not restored. The miller’s house, on the north side of the creek,
is the only building left. It was renovated in 1954 and is now a
private residence . I f you would like more information on this
mill, the documentation can be found at archeological site
7S-C-61.
This info can be found at:
Chapter 11 site summary