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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1RX6_the-william-montgomery-house_Wilmington-DE.html
A Stone on the facade inscribed with the initials "I.M" and a date of "1789" suggests that construction of this dwelling occurred during the late 18th and early 19th centuries, a period of early industrialization in Delaware. Evidence of a stone h…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1RWZ_delcastle_Wilmington-DE.html
Near this site..."an eminence near McKennan's Church", the Continental forces took position against a British detachment encamped a half-mile away near Mill Town sent as a decoy, while the main body of the British army marched north to Kennett Squ…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1ESP_the-annie-oakleys-first-female-prison-guards-in-the-united-states_Wilmington-DE.html
Completed in 1901, the New Castle County Workhouse at Greenbank was named the first penal institution in the United States to employ armed female guards. Nicknamed "Annie Oakleys" for their excellent shooting ability with the machine guns and rifl…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1DN2_the-home-of-william-julius-judy-johnson_Wilmington-DE.html
In 1975 William Julius "Judy" Johnson became the first Delawarean elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame. During his career, 1921 through 1936, Johnson was considered the best third baseman in the Negro Leagues. In 1935, Johnson served as c…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMVT9_robert-kirkwood-jr_Wilmington-DE.html
Born in 1756, Robert Kirkwood, Jr. spent his youth on the family farm several miles north of Newark. Kirkwood eventually enrolled at the Newark Academy, later to become the University of Delaware. When the American Revolution began, Kirkwood was c…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMVIF_wilmington-western-railroad_Wilmington-DE.html
The Wilmington and Western Railroad. A 20-mile track between Wilmington and Landenberg (PA) was built in 1872 to furnish passenger and freight service to the communities and industry along the red clay valley. In 1883, the Baltimore and Ohio Railr…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMT4V_marshallton_Wilmington-DE.html
By 1767, Solomon Hersey was operating a merchant grist mill in this area along Red Clay Creek. The mill was purchased in 1835 by John Marshall. In the following year he expanded the operation to rolling mills and the settlement that came to be kno…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMT4T_greenbank-mill_Wilmington-DE.html
This frame grist mill, located on the Red Clay Creek, said to be on the site of an old Swedish mill, was operated continuously by water power from 1790 until 1969. The mill race, floodgates and dam are still intact.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM9KU_brandywine-springs_Wilmington-DE.html
A fashionable spa and hotel was located on this site from 1827-1853. Distinguished personalities, such as Henry Clay, came for relaxation and enjoyment. T.U. Walter, the architect of the U.S. Capitol, designed and remodeled the hotel buildings. Si…
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…