Indian River Hundred is a

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in Sussex County,

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, United States. Indian River Hundred was formed in 1706 from Lewes & Rehoboth Hundred. Its primary community is now

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, but maritime transportation dominated during the colonial and early federal era. Thus settlers as early as 1794 built a nearby chapel St. George's (now off Delaware Route 5) to serve their spiritual needs and as a community gathering place. By 1821 they paid to share a pastor with St. Peter's Church in

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, as well as Old Christ Church (Laurel, Delaware), Prince George's Chapel in

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and St. Pauls' Church in

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.Raymond B. Clark, Jr., Delaware Church Records p. 24 (St. Michael's, Maryland 1986) By the late 20th century, fishing and farming had declined but tourism had increased, so the parish was linked to All Saints' Church in Rehoboth Beach.

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