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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Elsmere, Delaware

 
Clickable Map of New Castle County, Delaware and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg New Castle County, DE (830) Kent County, DE (263) Cecil County, MD (184) Kent County, MD (101) Gloucester County, NJ (55) Salem County, NJ (115) Chester County, PA (459) Delaware County, PA (283)  NewCastleCounty(830) New Castle County (830)  KentCounty(263) Kent County (263)  CecilCountyMaryland(184) Cecil County (184)  KentCounty(101) Kent County (101)  GloucesterCountyNew Jersey(55) Gloucester County (55)  SalemCounty(115) Salem County (115)  ChesterCountyPennsylvania(459) Chester County (459)  DelawareCounty(283) Delaware County (283)
Wilmington is the county seat for New Castle County
Elsmere is in New Castle County
      New Castle County (830)  
ADJACENT TO NEW CASTLE COUNTY
      Kent County (263)  
      Cecil County, Maryland (184)  
      Kent County, Maryland (101)  
      Gloucester County, New Jersey (55)  
      Salem County, New Jersey (115)  
      Chester County, Pennsylvania (459)  
      Delaware County, Pennsylvania (283)  
 
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1 Delaware, New Castle County, Elsmere — NC-199 — The "Annie Oakleys": First Female Prison Guards in the United States
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 rifles . . . Map (db m195007) HM
2 Delaware, New Castle County, Elsmere — Veterans Memorial
In honor of all VeteransMap (db m174339) WM
3 Delaware, New Castle County, Elsmere, Avalon — NC-161 — The Delaware Continentals
On December 9, 1775, the Continental Congress resolved that a body of troops be raised in Delaware "for the defense of American liberty." Commanded by Colonel John Haslet, the Delaware Regiment consisted of more than 500 battle-ready troops when . . . Map (db m128084) HM
 
 
  
  
 
 
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Apr. 18, 2024