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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Wilmington, Delaware
Wilmington is the county seat for New Castle County
Wilmington is in New Castle County
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On East 3rd Street at North Market Street on East 3rd Street.
Site of famous tavern of Revolutionary days known as "The Sign of the Ship." John Marshall was then innkeeper. Officers of Continental Army were quartered here. Washington, Lafayette, Aaron Burr and Commodore Perry were among its distinguished . . . — — Map (db m140394) HM WM
"The Rocks," a natural landing on the Christina River, was critical to Wilmington's Underground Railroad network. Captain James Watson Fountain outfitted a schooner to secretly carry freedom-seekers north from North Carolina and Virginia. Black . . . — — Map (db m226518) HM
On North King Street (Business U.S. 13), on the left when traveling south.
Abraham Doras Shadd (1801-1882) was the grandson
of Hans and Elizabeth Schad, a Hessian soldier and
free Black woman who settled in Delaware in the
1770s. Abraham was a shoemaker and a well-known
abolitionist in Wilmington who aided freedom . . . — — Map (db m191564) HM
On North Walnut Street at East 3rd Street on North Walnut Street.
Organized about the year 1769. Early meetings held in academy woods, Gilpin’s Wharf and Thelwell’s School. Church Built in 1789.
Dedicated to Bishop Francis Asbury. Here is buried Allen McLane, Lieutenant in Caesar Rodney’s Regiment 1779; . . . — — Map (db m92275) HM
On King Street at Fifth Street, on the left when traveling south on King Street.
Delaware remained a racially segregated society until the mid-twentieth century. Though the segregation of public schools was supported by the “separate but equal” doctrine that had been upheld by the nation’s highest court, the facilities and . . . — — Map (db m165893) HM
On North Shipley Street at W. 9th Street on North Shipley Street.
In August 1958, Wilmington City Councilman and Civil Rights activist William “Dutch” Burton worked with the NAACP to expose the racially discriminatory practices of the Eagle Coffee Shoppe. The restaurant was located on this site in a . . . — — Map (db m140547) HM
This statue was dedicated in 1923 to commemorate Caesar Rodney's ride to Philadelphia, July 1-2, 1776. Despite ill health, Rodney rode through thunder and rain to cast the deciding vote in the Delaware delegation for independence. — — Map (db m127806) HM
On Clifford Brown Walk, on the right when traveling north.
Born on October 30, 1930 in Wilmington, Delaware, Clifford Brown was one of the most influential jazz musicians of the mid-20th century. He began to play the trumpet as a teenager while attending Howard High School. By 1948 he was playing in . . . — — Map (db m130221) HM
Barrels, kegs, tubs, buckets, and other types of wooden containers were made by coopers in workshops similar to this. For storing and transporting bulk goods, both wet and dry, the cooper's wares were in widespread use on a farm, in the home, in . . . — — Map (db m231933) HM
On Kennett Pike, on the right when traveling south.
In 1684, William Penn deeded this property to Adam Stedham, who built a small two-room stone house on the land. Stedham's son, William, expanded the house into the Crooked Billet Tavern in 1702. George Washington and his troops stopped at the tavern . . . — — Map (db m243658) HM
Francis Irénée du Pont (1873-1942) began developing this site as an experimental laboratory for his newly-created Delaware Chemical Engineering Company in 1915. Du Pont used the lab to continue his research with smokeless gunpowder and other . . . — — Map (db m140577) HM
On North Market Street, on the right when traveling south.
This building, once known as the Morrow Building, symbolizes the founding of an organized Jewish community in Delaware. Jews have been present in Delaware since the 1650's. Until the late 19th Century, the Jewish community was too small to maintain . . . — — Map (db m166679) HM
On this site in 1803-1804 Eleuthère Irénée du Pont planted a small garden reminiscent of the formal gardens at Bois-des-Fossés, the du Pont family home in France. By 1826 the garden had expanded to more than two acres and contained both common . . . — — Map (db m231927) HM
[1st plaque]
Eleutherian Mills
This is Eleutherian Mills, where E.I. du Pont built his home in 1803. Here also is the restoration of E.I. du Pont's garden, as well as a workshop, vehicle and weather vane exhibits in the Barn,
and the . . . — — Map (db m213322) HM
On North French Street at East 9th Street, on the left when traveling south on North French Street.
On this site in 1805 an historic institution in the Black experience was built. Its membership was commended by Bishop Francis Asbury when he visited the new church in 1806.
"The Africans here have a house to . . . — — Map (db m217948) HM
In 1805 a group of African-Americans, desiring greater freedom of worship, withdrew from Asbury Methodist Episcopal Church to form a separate congregation. Led by Peter Spencer and William Anderson, they established what was then known as the . . . — — Map (db m14757) HM
There have been gardens at Hagley for more than two centuries.
Some were planted to feed the duPont family and other residents
on the property. Others were designed as beautiful spaces to relax
and to entertain. This garden provides food and . . . — — Map (db m231928) HM
On N. Market Street, on the right when traveling north.
Organized Freemasonry in Delaware can be traced to the mid-18th century. For many years Lodges were chartered by other states. On June 6, 1806, representatives of Masonic Lodges located in Wilmington, New Castle, Newark, and Laurel, met at this . . . — — Map (db m92276) HM
On North French Street, 0.1 miles north of East Eighth Street, on the right when traveling south. Reported permanently removed.
Born a slave, Bishop Spencer was the father of Delaware’s independent Black church movement. In 1813, he founded the Union Church of Africans, presently known as the African Union Methodist Protestant Church. The mother AUMP church . . . — — Map (db m144198) HM
Pollinators are small animals that move pollen from one plant to another. When they fly to flowers in search of food, pollen sticks to their bodies. When they move to the next flower, the pollen travels with them, helping plants to grow. . . . — — Map (db m231931) HM
On 11th Street at Wilson Street, on the right when traveling east on 11th Street.
In 1875 the Delaware General Assembly enacted legislation requiring the racial segregation of public places such as train stations, hotels, and restaurants. For most of the next century this practice was strictly enforced. Established at this . . . — — Map (db m10920) HM
On 4th Street just south of Market Street, on the left when traveling north.
On June 10, 1848, Congressman Abraham Lincoln traveled to Wilmington, Delaware, for the purpose of addressing a meeting of members of the Whig political party. He was accompanied by Delaware Representative John W. Houston and two other members of . . . — — Map (db m94199) HM
On North French Street, 0.1 miles south of East Ninth Street, on the left when traveling south.
Named in honor of Delaware’s first Afro-American attorney, graduate of Howard High School, Brown University, and Harvard Law School, admitted to the Delaware Bar in 1929, pioneer in the struggle for equality and tireless advocate in civil rights . . . — — Map (db m143952) HM
On East 11th Street just east of Wilson Street, on the right when traveling east.
Born in Alexandria, Virginia, relocated to 203 E. 10th Street, Wilmington, Delaware. Redding graduated from Howard High School in 1919, and with honors from Brown University in 1923. After college, Redding taught in Florida, and at Morehouse . . . — — Map (db m217947) HM
On East 5th Street, on the right when traveling west.
Established in 1813 by free African American Peter Spencer, the Union Church of Africans was the first independent African American religious denomination in the United States. After leaving Asbury Methodist Episcopal Church to start Ezion . . . — — Map (db m94195) HM
On Market Street at 3rd Street, on the right when traveling south on Market Street.
On February 4, 1807, the General Assembly of the State of Delaware passed an act modeled after the charter of the Bank of the United States “to establish a Bank…under the name of the Farmers’ Bank of the State of Delaware.” On January . . . — — Map (db m160728) HM
On N. Market Street, on the right when traveling north.
The construction of Town Hall began in 1798. Completed the following year, this was the first structure in Wilmington built for government use. It was designed by a building committee which followed the Borough Council’s request that the structure . . . — — Map (db m165578) HM
Near Washington Boulevard, 0.2 miles south of Shipley Road.
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 . . . — — Map (db m13612) HM
On French Street, on the right when traveling north.
The cradle of African-American Catholicism in Delaware, St. Joseph Church was organized in 1889 by Father John A. DeRuyter of the Josephites. Services were first held in the basement of St. Mary’s Church on 6th and Pine Streets. Incorporated as St. . . . — — Map (db m10919) HM
On East 7th Street at Spruce Street, on the left when traveling east on East 7th Street.
Zion Church in New York City, organized in 1796, was the catalyst by which the African Methodist Episcopal Zion denomination was established in 1821. By the 1870’s a number of Wilmington residents had affiliated themselves with this growing . . . — — Map (db m11011) HM
On N. French Street, on the right when traveling south.
Rain is natural, but our hard-surfaced buildings, sidewalks and streets create an unnatural amount of water runoff that can cause flooding and pollute our creeks and rivers. Engine fluids (gasoline, oils, etc.) from the streets, trash on the . . . — — Map (db m92149)
On Rockland Road at Children's Drive, on the right when traveling north on Rockland Road.
Around 1849, George Murphy, a farmer in Brandywine Hundred, New Castle County, Delaware, built a house on this site for his father, William Murphy. In 1916, Alfred I. du Pont, who owned the "Nemours" estate across the street, acquired the Murphy . . . — — Map (db m184911) HM
Built in 1914 to process milk for Alfred I. duPont's Nemours Estate, this small building was a fine match for the expensive barn nearby. In addition to an office, it had a coal stove, sink for washing bottles and equipment, and an ice box room. . . . — — Map (db m185413) HM
On French Street, 0.1 miles north of 9th Street, on the right when traveling south.
In 1876, a group of African American men seeking opportunities for political involvement, socio-economic freedom, and cultural enrichment in Wilmington formed The Monday Club. The club incorporated in 1893 and was named for members' only day off . . . — — Map (db m188451) HM
Walnut Street YMCA (Young Men's Christian Association) was designed by Wilmington architect G. Morris Whitehead II as a community center for the city's African American population. Construction began on the three-story structure in 1939 and the . . . — — Map (db m94204) HM
On North Market Street at West 5th Street, on the right when traveling south on North Market Street. Reported permanently removed.
Willingtown Square honors Thomas Willing and the original name of the town he helped found in 1731. The four brick structures, built between 1748 and 1801, represent the types of houses common in early Willingtown. Buildings like these often . . . — — Map (db m165576) HM
The oldest existing school in Delaware, Wilmington Friends was founded in 1748. It resided in the first meeting house of the Wilmington Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) at Fourth and West Streets, which had been built ten . . . — — Map (db m140064) HM
On Northern Delaware Greenway Trail, on the right when traveling south.
Not Just Workers, But Family
For as long as this was a family business, workers at Bancroft Mills were treated as members of the family. Long before workers had any rights, Joseph Bancroft and his sons provided decent wages and benefits not . . . — — Map (db m240816) HM
On Northern Delaware Greenway Trail, on the right when traveling north.
An oasis within the city
Welcome to Alapocas Run Park, a part of Wilmington State Parks. The park began in 1910 when William Poole Bancroft donated 123 acres along the banks of Brandywine River to the city of Wilmington. In the years since, . . . — — Map (db m240818) HM
On Northern Delaware Greenway Trail, on the right when traveling south.
What you see before you is Bancroft Mills. At one time, this was one of the most important local businesses and a textile center of national and global significance. Founded by Joseph Bancroft in 1831, Bancroft Mills flourished for more than a . . . — — Map (db m240812) HM
Near Northern Delaware Greenway Trail, on the left when traveling north.
Bancroft Mills became a leading manufacturer through one family's business sense and Quaker values.
The Founder
Joseph Bancroft was both a devout Quaker and a wise businessman. By keeping his company up-to-date on new trends and . . . — — Map (db m240759) HM
On Northern Delaware Greenway Trail, on the right when traveling north.
A geological oddity
Many people call the huge rocks you see along this trail "blue granite" or "blue rock." This is because when they are broken, the fresh exposed rock is a brilliant blue color. Continued exposure to air soon gives them . . . — — Map (db m240819) HM
On McKennans Church Road, on the right when traveling north.
Near this site..."an eminence near McKennan's Church", the Continental forces took position against a British detachment encamped a half-mile away near Mill Town sent as a decoy, while the main body of the British army marched north to Kennett . . . — — Map (db m145587) HM
On McKennans Church Road, on the left when traveling north.
Farmland along McKennans Church Road, formerly owned by the Wells and Gregg families, was acquired by the New Castle County Workhouse at Greenbank circa 1915-16 and named Delcastle Farms. Located approximately two miles from the main prison . . . — — Map (db m145624) HM
On Old Limestone Road, on the left when traveling north.
A stone on the facade inscribed with the initials "I.M" and a date of "1789" suggests that construction of this dwelling occurred during the late 18th and early 19th centuries, a period of early industrialization in Delaware. Evidence of a stone . . . — — Map (db m145726) HM
Dedicated to All Delaware Veterans
Delaware Military Academy
By CMCPO Joshua Loper, First DMA Eagle Scout
Military Science Course Project
Unique 1861 Iron Cannon
Last Survivor from Lobdell Foundry
Union Field Cannon
Used by . . . — — Map (db m66921) HM WM
On South Maryland Avenue (Delaware Route 4) north of Reamer Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
This bell was donated to the Five Points Civic Association Fire Squad by the Weccacoe Fire Company, 2nd & Jackson Streets, Wilmington, Delaware and used to summon men to alarms in the early 1900's.
It was reconditioned and placed here as a . . . — — Map (db m130506) HM
On North Maryland Avenue (Delaware Route 4) near Brookside Drive, on the right when traveling west.
This millstone for many years was used in the
Richardson Mill, located along Little Mill
Creek about 100 yards from this spot.
This mill site was one of the first used in Delaware.
From before 1684 until 1923 mills were in operation in this . . . — — Map (db m196508) HM
On Ebright Road at Ramblewood Drive, on the right when traveling north on Ebright Road.
The highest bench mark monument in Delaware is located on Ebright Road. This horizontal control mark denotes an elevation of 447.85 feet above sea level. The Delaware Geological Society through its relationship with the National Geodetic Survey has . . . — — Map (db m128088) HM
Near Middleboro Road east of Latimers Place, on the right when traveling east.
In memory of
Bobby Hall, Sr.,
founder of Abate of
Delaware's Annual Toy Run
for the
Boy's and Girl's Club
of Wilmington, since 1976. — — Map (db m240839) HM
Near Boxwood Road east of Latimers Place, on the right when traveling west.
The trees behind this sign were planted in 2015 as part of an effort to monitor the area for the presence of Asian longhorned beetle (ALB). Shantung maple (Acer truncatum) and a few Painted maple (Acer pictum subsp. mono) . . . — — Map (db m240840) HM
On West 19th Street north of North Van Buren Street, on the right when traveling south.
Dedicated to the former pupils of Emalea Pusey Warner Junior High School who served our country in time of war 🌿 and to the enduring memory of those who sacrificed their lives in the cause of American liberty.
Near Cauffiel Parkway, 0.2 miles south of Philadelphia Pike (Business U.S. 13), on the right when traveling south.
This property, now known as the Cauffiel Estate, was purchased in 1910 by Daniel Cauffiel, the chief real estate advisor to T. Coleman DuPont and the DuPont Company. Cauffiel bought this 44-acre estate as a summer home for his wife Elizabeth and . . . — — Map (db m226404) HM
On Concord Pike (U.S. 202) 0.2 miles north of Woodlawn Rd..
On December 30, 1835, a group of local residents met at the Talley School House to organize themselves as a congregation of the Episcopal Church. The old school, which was located on Naaman’s Road, was purchased the following February to serve as a . . . — — Map (db m128090) HM
Near Stadium Drive south of West 18th Street, on the right when traveling south.
Baynard Stadium (1922-2018) was the site of spirited competition and great memories. As its useful life came to an end, Salesianum School built Abessinio Stadium to create generations of new memories, and to serve as a monument to what can be . . . — — Map (db m217916) HM
On Stadium Drive west of West 18th Street, on the right when traveling west.
Abessinio Stadium was named in honor of Rocco A. Abessinio, Salesianum class of 1959, and his wife Mary Pratt Abessinio, for their generous contribution to the school which made the building of this stadium possible. Abessinio Stadium is the . . . — — Map (db m237901) HM
On West 18th Street at Baynard Boulevard on West 18th Street.
[Panel 1:]African American Medal of Honor Recipients Memorial The Medal of Honor takes its place in our country as the highest award for military valor. The honor, awarded by the President in the name of Congress, may only be accorded an . . . — — Map (db m173924) HM
Near North Park Drive, 0.1 miles east of North Van Buren Street, on the right when traveling west. Reported permanently removed.
Bald and Beautiful
Ever wonder why vultures have bald heads? This is a feeding adaptation revolving around their diet of carrion — dead and decaying carcasses. Having a feather-free head allows them to put their whole head into rotting . . . — — Map (db m191217) HM
Near North Park Drive east of North Van Buren Street, on the left when traveling east.
People need vultures. These highly efficient scavengers likely limit the spread of diseases by feeding on carcasses that would otherwise rot.
Andean condors have the largest wingspan of any landbird on Earth. Their huge wings help . . . — — Map (db m216033) HM
Near North Park Drive, 0.2 miles east of North Van Buren Street, on the left when traveling east.
• Breed dates back to at least 3,500 years ago.
• Produces up to 5 pounds of wool per shearing.
🏠 Origin: Turkey
💡 Known for wool used for mohair fabrics. — — Map (db m191245) HM
Near Stadium Drive south of West 18th Street, on the right when traveling south.
In the human experience, nothing has the power to transcend political and cultural boundaries quite like sport. On September 10, 1962, Armando "Tantor" Hidalgo '63, one of the 21 Cuban emigres that attended Salesianum from 1960-64, took the field . . . — — Map (db m217914) HM
Near North Park Drive, 0.2 miles east of North Van Buren Street, on the left when traveling east.
Ruffed lemurs plant trees! Undigested fruit seeds fall to the ground in their feces, which is good fertilizer. The future of forests depends on them.
World's Largest Pollinator!
Pollen gets stuck to the "ruffs" on fur around this . . . — — Map (db m191236) HM
Near North Park Drive south of North Van Buren Street, on the left when traveling south.
Ruffed lemurs plant trees! Undigested fruit seeds fall to the ground in their feces, which is good fertilizer. The future of forests depends on them.
World's Largest Pollinator!
Pollen gets stuck to the "ruffs" on fur around this . . . — — Map (db m216037) HM
Near North Park Drive south of North Van Buren Street, on the right when traveling north.
Ruffed lemurs plant trees! Undigested fruit seeds fall to the ground in their feces, which is good fertilizer. The future of forests depends on them.
World's Largest Pollinator!
Pollen gets stuck to the "ruffs" on fur around this . . . — — Map (db m216042) HM
On South Park Drive west of North King Street (Business U.S. 13), on the right when traveling west.
Black walnut nutmeats are used in candies, bread, and ice cream. The wood has been highly prized for furniture, gunstocks, and cabinets since Colonial times. — — Map (db m240739) HM
Near North Park Drive, 0.1 miles east of North Van Buren Street, on the right when traveling east.
Demand for fur coats pushed many wild cats to the brink of extinction. Thanks to protective legislation, species like bobcats are rebounding.
Brandywine Zoo animal keepers train this bobcat and other zoo animals to voluntarily get in . . . — — Map (db m191218) HM
Near North Park Drive, 0.2 miles east of North Van Buren Street, on the left.
This owl lives in underground colonies called "prairie-god towns" made by burrowing mammals. They share tunnels with prairie dogs, armadillos, foxes, skunks, and more. Do you see the tunnels our keepers made in this exhibit?
Cowboys . . . — — Map (db m191238) HM
On North Park Drive north of North Van Buren Street, on the right when traveling south.
These climbing rose supports are the original piping and standard fittings installed in 1932, with the exception of the horizontal cables.
Around the perimeter of this garden, climbing roses are featured. Their vigorous growth and . . . — — Map (db m216029) HM
Near North Park Drive at North Van Buren Street, on the right when traveling south.
The roses in this bed are named "Jasper Crane" in memory of the man who donated the original plants for this garden in 1932.
Cross-polinating the flowers of two different varieties of roses creates a hybrid. Seedlings of the cross are . . . — — Map (db m216028) HM
On North Park Drive, 0.2 miles east of North Van Buren Street, on the left when traveling east.
• Became the Delaware state bird in 1939.
• Accompanied Delaware soldiers in the Revolutionary War.
🏠 Origin: United States.
💡Known for steel-blue feathers and lightly tinted white eggs. — — Map (db m191243) HM
Near North Park Drive south of North Van Buren Street, on the left when traveling south.
• Became the Delaware state bird in 1939.
• Accompanied Delaware soldiers in the Revolutionary War.
🏠 Origin: United States.
💡Known for steel-blue feathers and lightly tinted white eggs. — — Map (db m216036) HM
On North Park Drive north of North Van Buren Street, on the right when traveling south.
The 2001-2002 renovation of the Jasper Crane Rose Garden restored the original stone path and bed layout and removed elements that had been added during the 1960s and 1970s.
This garden is formal and symmetrical in layout and is . . . — — Map (db m216030) HM
Near North Park Drive, 0.2 miles east of North Van Buren Street, on the left when traveling east.
Goats were domesticated more than 10,000 years ago in the Middle East and Western Asia. Known for their easily digestible milk, there are more than 900 million goats spanning 200 breeds in the world.
Chickens were first domesticated . . . — — Map (db m191244) HM
On Stadium Drive south of West 18th Street, on the right when traveling south.
A standout athlete, Dominic "Dom" Montero, was a three-time All-Philadelphia Catholic League football selection. With Dim, Salesianum - the smallest school in the league - was a co-champion in 1934. Later, at LaSalle College, Dim earned Little . . . — — Map (db m217913) HM
Near North Park Drive south of North Van Buren Street, on the right when traveling south.
State Tree of Pennsylvania. Tannin was extracted from the bark for use in processing leather. Now synthetic products are used to "tan" leather. — — Map (db m240753) HM
On North Park Drive north of North Van Buren Street, on the right when traveling south.
To the memory of
Ferris Brinchurst
first president
of the
Wilmington Fountain Society
Kindness to God's creatures is a service acceptable to Him — — Map (db m240755) HM
Near North Park Drive, 0.1 miles east of North Van Buren Street, on the left when traveling east.
Golden Lion Tamarin
Leontophithecus rosalia
Golden lion tamarins were once critically endangered, with few as 200 in the wild. With intensive conservation efforts of AZA zoos and field partners, there are now . . . — — Map (db m191648) HM
On North Park Drive north of North Van Buren Street, on the right when traveling south.
The predominant type of rose in this garden is the Hybrid Tea.
Since the early part of the 20th century, the Hybrid Tea has been the most popular class of rose grown, both in gardens and for the cut-flower market. The first Hybrid Tea . . . — — Map (db m216032) HM
On Baynard Boulevard north of Washington Street. Reported permanently removed.
The Sugar Bowl, used as a band shell and observatory, stood at the original entrance to the Brandywine Zoo in the early 1900's. The pavilion was demolished in two stages--its dome was taken down in 1949 and the railings were removed in 1959. . . . — — Map (db m65718) HM
On Baynard Boulevard north of Washington Street, on the right when traveling south.
The Sugar Bowl, built in 1902, was so named because of its lid-like domed roof. It was used as a concert site and venue for community programs.
The Sugar Bowl eventually fell into disrepair and was reduced to a plaza and chain link fence. . . . — — Map (db m131165) HM
On North Park Drive at North Van Buren Street, on the right when traveling east on North Park Drive.
The Josephine Fountain has been drawing visitors to Brandywine Park since the 1930s. The fountain was built in honor of Mrs. Josephine Tatnall Smith who enjoyed walking through the park. Here families and couples enjoy a cool spring day in the . . . — — Map (db m131170) HM
On North Park Drive north of North Van Buren Street, on the right when traveling south.
Created during the Great Depression, this garden's first plants were 670 roses donated by Mr. Jasper Crane. In 2001, the Friends of Wilmington Parks began restoration to return the garden to its original state. — — Map (db m173699) HM
On North Park Drive south of Augustine Cut Off, on the left when traveling north.
Brandywine Park was created to give urban residents relief from city living and working conditions. A young woman is pictured sitting atop an outcropping of Brandywine Blue Rock in 1897. — — Map (db m173700) HM
Near South Park Drive east of Lovering Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
On a mild winter day, two young boys run along the bank of the Brandywine River. Above them, a train rattles across the B & O Railroad Bridge. — — Map (db m216045) HM
Near South Park Drive north of North Van Buren Street, on the right when traveling north.
An iron bridge once stood where the wooden bridge stands now. Deep in the winter, a mother and her daughters pause for this photograph taken in the early 20th century. — — Map (db m240820) HM
On South Park Drive east of North West Street, on the right when traveling west.
the Lower Dam and North Short Millrace are two, mid-to-late 18th century structures associated with Wilmington's early industrial development. The structures supplied water power to a collection of commercial flour mills downstream known as the . . . — — Map (db m240740) HM
On Baynard Boulevard south of West 18th Street, on the right when traveling south.
New Castle County Honors the Delawareans Who Served in Vietnam
Robert P. Acher, Jr. •
James R. Adams •
Thomas B. Adams •
George L. Aikin •
Robert D. Alexander •
Douglas D. Alley •
Francis B. Amoroso •
Charles R. Anderson • . . . — — Map (db m131166) WM
On North Park Drive east of North Van Buren Street, on the right when traveling east.
Brandywine Park was created more than a century ago and has remained a quiet refuge in the heart of Wilmington ever since.
In 1881, local businessman William Poole Bancroft recognized that the growing city of Wilmington had no public open . . . — — Map (db m130510) HM
