Riverside in Wilmington in New Castle County, Delaware — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Bird's Eye View
Riverfront Wilmington
"Wilmington…a first-class city in every respect."
Richard Edwards, Editor & Publisher
Industries of Delaware, Historical and Descriptive Review, 1880
This view of Wilmington, published in 1864 and reprinted in 1986, is one of the City's great treasures. Labeled below are many important landmarks and manufacturing facilities of that time.
River traffic includes one- and two-masted schooners, sidewheeler steamboats, the schooner-rigged steamboat Wilmington, several small sailboats, river rafts, a tugboat, and a monitor-type battleship.
Numerous banks, hotels, leather factories, and machine shops were thriving. How many union flags can you count flying in this Civil War era town?
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Civil • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1880.
Location. 39° 44.115′ N, 75° 32.993′ W. Marker is in Wilmington, Delaware, in New Castle County. It is in Riverside. It is on South Poplar Street 0.1 miles south of East Front Street, on the right
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Regionally, this marker is in Greater Philadelphia. It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic, on the Delmarva Peninsula, and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Steamboats & Ferries (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named Steamboats & Ferries (within shouting distance of this marker); The Great Railroad Boom (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Frank Furness Railroad District (about 700 feet away); Wilmington Station (about 700 feet away); The Underground Railroad (about 700 feet away); The Tubman-Garrett Riverfront Park (about 700 feet away); Joseph R. Biden, Jr., Railroad Station (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 2, 2022
2. Bird's Eye View Marker
This is a previous iteration of the marker. The inscription is identical to the current version.
Credits. This page was last revised on July 4, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 6, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 206 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on July 4, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 2. submitted on April 6, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 3. submitted on July 4, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
