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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1RX1_blue-rock-community-club_Wilmington-DE.html
Established in 1917 as part of the esteemed General Federation of Women's Clubs, The Blue Rock Community Club (BRCC) provided an important social and service-oriented outlet for women. Beginning with just 11 founding members, the Club became an an…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1IZX_mount-pleasant-school_Wilmington-DE.html
On February 12, 1829, the Delaware Legislature passed the "Act for the establishment of free schools." To meet the educational needs of the area's youth, local residents formed a committee that purchased a parcel of land from Joseph Orr …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMQJV_a-pathway-through-the-past_Wilmington-DE.html
The trail you are standing on is surrounded by clues to this area's history. Some clues are clearly visible. Others are in the ground where you cannot see them. Archaeologists and historians study all these clues along with written records to lear…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMQJU_the-cauffiel-house-and-estate_Wilmington-DE.html
Once the summer home of a prosperous Wilmington businessman and his family, the Cauffiel House has changed little since it was built in the late 1920s. The colonial style brick house still looks down to the Delaware River over land that was farmed…
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…