Middlesex County was founded in 1668 but it took centuries to establish that date. Even today, some of the signage in the county, along with the official county website, have the incorrect date of establishment as 1673.
On the 350th anniversary in 2018, Claudia Soucek, chairman of the 2007 Jamestown Celebration Book Committee, asked Middlesex County Board of Supervisors (MCBS) to change the signage to reflect the 1668 date. MCBS agreed to allow 1668 signage on the entrance signs into the county but due to “expense” would not change interior signage or the website.
This has contributed to further confusion as recently a historical group read that signage and thought 2023 was the 350th anniversary and were thinking of celebrating.
