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Fort Delaware Historical Marker to be Unveiled Saturday in Delaware City
As part of the 75th Anniversary of Delaware State Parks, an historical marker will be unveiled at 9:30 Saturday morning at Battery Park on Clinton Street in Delaware City to commemorate Fort Delaware. The marker commemorates the Fort’s role in the Civil War. Fort Delaware has helped to protect the ports of Philadelphia and Wilmington…
Read MoreHistorical Marker Celebrating Rehoboth Beach Patrol to be Installed August 5
The City of Rehoboth Beach will unveil a new historical marker – this one denoting the Rehoboth Beach Patrol’s long history – during a ceremony at 9 am Tuesday, August 5th on Baltimore Avenue in front of the new beach patrol building. The brief ceremony is open to the public. Mayor Stan Mills says they…
Read MoreHistorical Marker Commemorating 1938 Crab Pickers Strike Unveiled by MDOT
A historical marker commemorating the 1938 Crab Pickers Strike was unveiled Friday along Maryland 413 near Crisfield. The marker remembers the 600 crab pickers – mostly African American women – who, on April 6 of 1938, went on strike from Crisfield’s packing houses to protest wage cuts and to demand recognition of their union. The…
Read MoreHistorical Marker Unveiled At Indian Mission School Site
The Indian Mission School’s history is available for all to see. A historical marker has been dedicated at the school in Millsboro, which was established by the Nanticoke Indian Tribe and operated from the 1920s until 1962. Area lawmakers helped to obtain funding for the marker utilizing portions of their allotted Community Transportation Funds. Delaware…
Read MoreNew Historical Marker In Lewes Tells The Story Of Block House Pond
Lewes has a new Delaware Public Archives historical marker, at George H.P. Smith Park, detailing the history of Block House Pond. Block House Pond is a natural spring-fed pond that has served as a valuable source of fresh water and ice. It was likely named for a blockhouse that was built in the 1670s. Local…
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