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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM9KT_camp-dupont_Wilmington-DE.html
First established May, 1861. The Fourth Regiment Delaware Volunteer Infantry camped here June to October 1862, whence they moved to a camp of the same name near Kennett Pike. The remustered First Delaware Regiment camped here in early February 186…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM9KS_christiana-presbyterian-church_Newark-DE.html
Known in its early days as the "Presbyterian Church at Christiana Bridge," this congregation was organized in the 1730s. A church structure was built on this site soon after and a graveyard was established by the mid-18th century. Rev. Charles Ten…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM9JR_gunning-bedford-jr_Claymont-DE.html
1747-1812. Member of Continental Congress and of Annapolis Convention. A framer of United States Constitution, which Delaware was first to ratify. Appointed First District Judge of Delaware by President Washington. Purchased this property 1793 as …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM9JQ_old-claymont-high-school_Claymont-DE.html
Constructed 1924-25. Also known as the Green Street School. Prominent in United States history as the first public high school in the 17 segregated states to be legally integrated.
In January 1951, eight black students applied for admission. Du…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM9JP_robinson-house_Claymont-DE.html
The oldest portion of this structure is believed to have been built circa 1730. In the 1740s the house and surrounding property were sold to Philadelphia merchant Thomas Robinson. Other holdings included a milling operation and landing on nearby N…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM9JN_church-of-the-ascension_Claymont-DE.html
The roots of this congregation can be traced to 1843 and the missionary efforts of the Rev. Greenbury W. Ridgely and the Rt. Rev. Alfred Lee, who conducted services every other Sunday in the Claymont Stone School. The church was accepted into the …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM9JM_claymont-stone-school_Claymont-DE.html
Also known as Naaman's Creek School No. 1, THE CLAYMONT STONE SCHOOL was built on land donated by John Dickinson, the "Penman of the American Revolution," in 1805. The building was expanded and renovated in 1905. Evidence suggests that it may have…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM9JK_archmere_Claymont-DE.html
This was once the home of John Jakob Raskob (1879-1950), financier, DuPont and General Motors executive, Chairman of the Democratic National Committee, and developer of the Empire State Building. Known as "The Patio," his palatial home was constru…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM96J_the-darley-house_Claymont-DE.html
The home of world-renowned illustrator Felix O.C. Darley (1822-1888). Built in the late 18th century and enlarged several times during the first half of the 19th century, the house was purchased by Darley in 1863 and renamed "The Wren's Nest." Dur…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM96H_south-wilmington_Wilmington-DE.html
William J. Winchester, after serving 16 years on Wilmington City Council, became the first of his race elected to the Delaware House of Representatives. He served from 1948 until his death in 1952. Herman M. Holloway Sr., became the first African-…