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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/HM1ESQ_site-of-gilpin-mills_Wilmington-DE.html
Along this curve of the Brandywine, two brothers, Joshua and Thomas Gilpin, established the first paper mill in Delaware in 1787. Their high quality paper was handmade, one sheet at a time, from rags carted up from nearby Wilmington. In 1795, Thom…
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/HM1DW2_wooddale-bridge_Wilmington-DE.html
Original Town Lattice Truss Covered Bridge - ca. 1850Rehabilitated - 1939Steel Beams Added - 1981Destroyed by Flood/ Steel Acrow Bridge Placed - 2003Town Lattice Truss Covered Bridge Replacement - 2008Engineering & Project Management - Delaware DO…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1DSA_vic-willis_Wilmington-DE.html
Victor Gazaway WillisBorn: April 12, 1876 in Wilmington, DEDied: August 3, 1947 in Elkton, MDBats/Throws: Right/RightElected to Hall of Fame byCommittee on Baseball Veterans: 1995With a 249-205 record, he posted 50 shutoutsA 2.63 ERA and completed…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1DS9_bill-mcgowan_Wilmington-DE.html
William Aloysius McGowanBorn: January 18, 1896 in Wilmington, DEDied: December 9, 1954 in Silver Spring, MDElected to Hall of Fame byCommittee on Baseball Veterans: 1992He introduced a colorful umpiring style with vigorous, aggressive gestures whi…
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/HM1BAY_christopher-columbus_Wilmington-DE.html
side one Born circa 1451, in Genoa, Italy, at the start of the Renaissance, Christopher Columbus proposed to reach the rich trading lands of Asia by sailing west across unchartered seas. This revolutionary idea was finally accepted by Queen Isabel…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1ALT_kosciuszko-park_Wilmington-DE.html
In observance of the Nation's Bicentennial, this park by resolution of the city council of Wilmington was named In Memory ofTadeusz Kosciuszko1746 ~ 1817Colonel, Army of the United StatesAmerican SoldierMajor General, Kingdom of PolandPolish Patri…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1ALQ_general-casimir-pulaski_Wilmington-DE.html
General Casimir Pulaski1747 - 1779
Exiled from his native Polandfor his part in its struggle for liberty.He came to this countryformed the Pulaski Legion and gave his lifein the war of American Independence