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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM96G_st-johns-lodge-no-2_New-Castle-DE.html
First chartered by the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania as Lodge No. 33 on April 3, 1781. Early meetings were held alternately at Christiana Bridge and New Castle. This was one of four Lodges whose representatives gathered in Wilmington on June 6 and 7…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM96F_site-of-bellanca-airfield_New-Castle-DE.html
An airfield, aircraft plant, and service hangar were built here in 1928 by Giuseppe Mario Bellanca and Henry B. duPont. An aviation pioneer, Bellanca immigrated from Italy in 1912. His plane Columbia was Charles Lindbergh's choice for a Trans-Atla…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM96D_buena-vista_New-Castle-DE.html
Built in 1845 by John M. Clayton (1796-1856) Secretary of State in President Taylor's cabinet. He also served Delaware as U.S. Senator, jurist and Secretary of State. He drafted the Clayton-Bulwer Treaty, which eventually guaranteed that the Panam…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM8TN_rockwood_Wilmington-DE.html
Rockwood Mansion was completed in 1854 as the retirement home of Wilmington native Joseph Shipley. Shipley amassed his fortune as a merchant banker while living in Liverpool, England. Joseph Shipley hired Liverpool architect George Williams to des…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM8T5_rockford-tower_Wilmington-DE.html
In 1895, Theodore Leisen, engineer for the Wilmington Board of Park Commissioners, recommended that "a large pavilion and observatory" be built in Rockford Park on what was called Mt. Salem Hill, the highest point in the city at 330 feet above sea…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM8T4_mount-salem-united-methodist-church_Wilmington-DE.html
The origin of this congregation is traced to the early 19th century when the Brandywine Manufacturer's Sunday School was established to serve the spiritual and educational needs of the families of workers in the industrial community on the Brandyw…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM8T1_brandywine-village_Wilmington-DE.html
Around 1740 water-powered mills began to appear in this area where the Brandywine River ends its journey falling 124 feet in its final five miles. Small vessels carrying grain from nearby farms sailed directly to the mills. Other ships laden with …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM8SZ_shiloh-baptist-church_Wilmington-DE.html
The origin of this congregation can be traced to 1875, when members of a Sunday School class affiliated with First Baptist Church met to plan the organization of a separate church to serve the needs of the city's African-American residents. Formal…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM8SW_salesianum-school_Wilmington-DE.html
Salesianum School, a Catholic high school for young men, stood at 8gh and West Streets from its founding in 1903 until its move to this location in 1957. The original "House of Sales" was pioneered by Rev. Charles Fromentin, Rev. James Isenring an…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM8SU_kentmere-parkway_Wilmington-DE.html
This 14.7-acre strip of land, connecting Rockford Park and Grove with Brandywine Park, was designed by famed American landscape architect Frederick Law Olmstead. The land was donated by two Wilmington businessmen, William M. Fields and William Poo…