"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
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 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
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
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
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 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
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
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 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
On North King Street just south of East 5th Street, on the left when traveling south.
The inscriptions on the nearby sculpture and the surrounding benches are intended to convey an understanding of the long historic rise of justice and the rule of law. Rings on the Sculpture
The Swedes Landing Trail, which highlights “Wilmington’s Waterfront Heritage” theme reflects the maritime heritage of the first permanent Swedish settlement in the United States. The one mule trail includes land along the northern bank of the . . . — — Map (db m64625) HM
On North Walnut Street (Business U.S. 13), on the right when traveling north.
On May 10, 1846, a group of African-American residents of Wilmington who had affiliated themselves with the African Methodist Episcopal Church held a meeting for the purposes of electing trustees and organizing as a corporate body. At the time, . . . — — Map (db m168200) HM
On N. Pine Street at East 6th Street, on the right when traveling north on N. Pine Street.
This church was founded in 1858 and dedicated the same year by Bishop (now Saint) John N. Neumann of Philadelphia. Referred to at the time as a ‘model of beauty, simplicity, solidity and economy,” the church represents an example of the Byzantine . . . — — Map (db m92277) HM
On East 7th Street at North Walnut Street (Business U.S. 13), on the right on East 7th Street.
Founded in 1890, St. Michael's Day Nursery is one of the oldest early childhood education programs in Delaware. Originally located on Washington St., the school offered working class parents childcare at a time when it was typically unavailable to . . . — — Map (db m130467) HM
On North Walnut Street (Business U.S. 13) at East 7th Street on North Walnut Street.
This Historic Trail links the historical, social, and cultural patterns of development in Wilmington. The commercial and residential structures along this trail recreate the vitality and historic importance of 17th and 18th-century Wilmington. The . . . — — Map (db m130469) HM
On North French Street north of East 8th Street, on the right when traveling north.
In memory of the 6,000,000 men, women, and children, victims of hatred whom the Nazi's brutally murdered only because they were Jews.....
and the world remained silent. — — Map (db m215951) WM
On Jack A. Markell Trail, 0.1 miles south of Delmarva Lane, on the right when traveling east.
DuPont Environmental Education Center (DEEC), the centerpiece of Russell W. Peterson Urban Wildlife Refuge, was built by the Riverfront Development Corporation of Delaware in 2009 and operates under a partnership with Delaware Nature Society. . . . — — Map (db m240837) HM
On Delmarva Lane, 0.4 miles south of Judy Johnson Drive, on the left when traveling south.
DuPont Environmental Education Center (DEEC), the centerpiece of Russell W. Peterson Urban Wildlife Refuge, was built by the Riverfront Development Corporation of Delaware in 2009 and operates under a partnership with Delaware Nature Society. . . . — — Map (db m240838) HM
On East 7th Street west of Wilmington Industrial Park, on the right when traveling east.
A black man named Anthony was among the first permanent settlers of New Sweden. He came to the colony from the West Indies in 1639 aboard the Swedish ship Vogel Grip. Records indicate that Black Anthony became a free man named Antoni Swart, an . . . — — Map (db m228037) HM
On 2nd Street at Walnut Street, on the left when traveling west on 2nd Street.
On May 2, 1914, the Delaware Congressional Union and Delaware Equal Suffrage Association held a parade in Wilmington. Approximately 400 suffragists marched from the Pennsylvania Railroad Station to the New Castle County Court House at 10th and . . . — — Map (db m184921) HM
On East 10th Street just west of North Pine Street, on the right when traveling west.
Hattie M. Phelan was the first African-American woman elected to the Wilmington City Council. She was appointed to council in 1967 to fill a mid-term vacancy and was subsequently re-elected for two more terms.
Councilwoman Phelan was . . . — — Map (db m244836) HM
On East 10th Street just west of North Pine Street, on the right when traveling west.
This garden was created by the people of the Eastside and dedicated to the memory of the first African American woman on the Wilmington City Council — — Map (db m244834) HM
On North Poplar Street at West 13th Street, on the left when traveling south on North Poplar Street.
Founded in 1867 by the Association for the Moral Improvement and Education of Colored People and named for Civil War General Oliver Otis Howard, the original school was located at 12th and Orange Streets. Pierre S. DuPont was the major benefactor . . . — — Map (db m10914) HM
In memory of George Read signer of the Constitution of the United States by the Delaware State Society, NSDAR, in this year Bicentennial year 1987.
(Inscription on tomb stone) George Read born A.D. September 1732 Died 21st September 1798-Member . . . — — Map (db m107935) HM
Soldier of the Civil War, Lieutenant 4 Delaware Infantry 1862, Captain 4 Delaware Infantry 1863, Brevetted Major U.S. Volunteers and awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for gallant and meritorious services. — — Map (db m107936) WM
On North Spruce Street (U.S. 13) at Bennett Street, on the right when traveling west on North Spruce Street.
Clifford Brown, also known as "Brownie," was a highly influential and respected jazz trumpeter.
A native of Wilmington, Brown began learning trumpet at the age of 13. He went on to tour throughout the United States and Europe, making brief . . . — — Map (db m217894) HM
On North Market Street south of East 9th Street, on the left when traveling south.
During the American Revolution Lauzun's Legion spent the winter and spring of 1782-1783 in Wilmington to help guard Philadelphia and Baltimore from British attack. The troops were housed in the Wilmington Academy, located where the Grand Opera . . . — — Map (db m166673) HM
On Clifford Brown Walk at East 16th Street, on the right when traveling north on Clifford Brown Walk.
Wilmington native Clifford Brown was one of the greatest jazz trumpet players of all time. Known to his friends as "Brownie," he played jazz with such legends as Lionel Hampton, Art Blakey, and Max Roach. In 1954, Down Beat magazine named Brown . . . — — Map (db m216008) HM
On South Park Drive at West Street on South Park Drive.
This church originally stood at the corner of 10th and Market Streets and was the first Presbyterian church in the city. It was constructed in 1740, just after Wilmington received its charter from King George II. Following the Battle of the . . . — — Map (db m13557) HM
In 1938 the Wilmington Board of Education proudly dedicated a new vocational high school on the northwest corner of Market and 14th Streets. State and city dignitaries attended the ceremony that officially opened a school that for the next three . . . — — Map (db m131160) HM
On North Market Street at East 15th Street, on the left when traveling north on North Market Street.
Awarded the John F. Newnam Service Award, The Rotary Club of Wilmington's highest honor, in July, 2019, Jon Whitcomb embodied the Rotary motto "Service Above Self." His fellow Rotarians have dedicated this music circle in Jon's memory with the . . . — — Map (db m216005) HM
On South Park Drive east of North West Street, on the right when traveling west.
In this photo from about 1913, park visitors enjoy the ice along with their dogs. A series of cold winters made ice skating on the Brandywine River a popular pastime. The dam pictured is the remnant of an early mill in Wilmington. — — Map (db m131163) HM
On South Park Drive at West Street, on the right when traveling west on South Park Drive. Reported permanently removed.
Skating on West Street Dam
Though it is not done today, ice skating on the Brandywine River used to be quite popular. In this photo from about 1913, park visitors enjoy the ice with their dogs! — — Map (db m173698) HM
On East 16th Street east of Clifford Brown Walk, on the right when traveling east.
This bridge is named for James M. Baker, to honor his service as the first African American President of the Wilmington City Council and the first Mayor to serve three consecutive 4-year terms. He is appreciated for his love for this city and his . . . — — Map (db m216007) HM
On East 15th Street at North Market Street, on the right when traveling west on East 15th Street.
Early in the 1890s, Civil War Union veterans claimed a small corner of Brandywine Park as a place to congregate in good weather. The familiar sight of the old soldiers sitting regularly in that area led people to call the spot "Old Soldiers' . . . — — Map (db m169002) HM
On North West Street at South Park Drive, on the right when traveling north on North West Street.
This is the original Presbyterian Meeting House built in 1740 near Tenth & Market Streets
Presented by The First Presbyterian Church of Wilmington, Delaware to The Society of Colonial Wars in the State of Delaware and The National Society of . . . — — Map (db m240742) HM
On North Market Street north of East 10th Street, on the right when traveling north.
Rodney Square, named for Caesar Rodney, has been the symbolic center of Wilmington since the early 20th century. The area served as a reservoir from 1827 to 1877, and as the site of the New Castle County Courthouse from 1877 to 1919. Pierre S. . . . — — Map (db m130470) HM
On North Tatnall Street just north of West 9th Street, on the right when traveling south.
A military general hospital of 380 beds occupied this area between 9th and 10th Streets and Tatnall & West Streets.
Named for
James Tilton
A citizen of Wilmington and
First Surgeon General, U.S. Army
1813 - 1815 . . . — — Map (db m184938) HM
On North Market Street just north of West 5th Street, on the left when traveling north.
This bronze bell originally hung in the cupola of Old Town Hall (across the street) from 1800 until 1875. Old Town Hall was built in 1798 and served the city until 1916.
The bell, cast in England, was purchased by Joseph Tatnall (1740-1813), . . . — — Map (db m210783) HM
On East 11th Street (Delaware Route 52) west of North King Street (Business U.S. 13), on the left when traveling east.
Constructed in 1937 on the site of the McComb Winchester Mansion, this building was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978 as an outstanding example of neoclassical architecture. The building housed the U.S. Post Office and . . . — — Map (db m216009) HM
On North Tatnall Street just south of West Girard Street, on the left when traveling south.
Blanche Stubbs, 1872-1952. Equal Suffrage Study Club leader & advocate for African American voting and civil rights. Lived here. — — Map (db m184935) HM
On North French Street just north of East 13th Street, on the right when traveling north.
Alice Dunbar-Nelson, 1875-1935. Teacher, author, civil rights leader. Elected president Equal Suffrage Study Club 1914. Lived here. — — Map (db m186358) HM
On Washington Street just north of West 14th Street, on the right when traveling north.
Dedicated to the "Sons of Delaware who joined forces of their country in the Great War" on Memorial Day, 1922.
The monument is presented in architectural detail and messages in bronze
[Captions:]
40' tall monumental pylon in . . . — — Map (db m240744) HM
Washington Street
Bridge Commission
Created by
the General Assembly of the
State of Delaware
March 31, 1919
Alfred I. Dupont, Chairman •
Benjamin F. Shaw •
Isaac Elliott •
John S. Rossell • . . . — — Map (db m240912) HM WM
On 11th Street (Delaware Route 52) at Washington Street, on the right when traveling east on 11th Street.
In memory of those who died
and in gratitude to those who served.
Freedom of Speech • Freedom of Worship
Freedom from Want • Freedom from Fear — — Map (db m184918) WM
Near North Church Street (U.S. 13) at East 7th Street, on the right when traveling north.
This small stone is probably one of the oldest still visible in the churchyard. It is not known who M. B. was or when he or she died.
The stone is typical of the simple rough markers of the late 1600s and early 1700s. — — Map (db m174891) HM
Near North Church Street (U.S. 13) at East 7th Street, on the right when traveling north.
More than twenty Bayards are interred in this underground vault. They include four U.S. Senators: (1) James A. Bayard the Elder (1717-1815), a member of Congress, U.S. Senator, and a member of the Commission for the Treaty of Ghent in 1814; (2) . . . — — Map (db m174898) HM
Near North Church Street (U.S. 13) at East 7th Street, on the right when traveling north.
He served as pastor of Calvary Church, Rockdale PA from 1838 until 1841, at which time he was consecrated as first bishop of the Diocese of Delaware. Prior to Lee's consecration, affairs of the Episcopate had been administered by Assistant . . . — — Map (db m174913) HM
Near North Church Street (U.S. 13) at East 7th Street, on the right when traveling north.
The Brinckles are an old Delaware family. The Rev. Samuel G. Brinckle was the first Rector of Christ Church, Christiana Hundred, "preaching almost until the time of his death in 1863," Gertrude Brinckle was the longtime librarian at the . . . — — Map (db m174890) HM
Near North Church Street (U.S. 13) at East 7th Street, on the right when traveling north.
Horace Burr was a physician, an author and served in the Delaware Legislature. At Old Swedes he was Senior Warden and Vestryman. His 1899 translation of the early Swedish church records is still used today and is a valuable genealogical research . . . — — Map (db m174866) HM
Near North Church Street (U.S. 13) at East 7th Street, on the right when traveling north.
He was born in Sweden in 1658 and educated in London. On his way home from his duties in the Swedish Legation one evening in 1678, he was kidnapped and shipped to Virginia to serve five years as an indentured servant. Springer learned of the . . . — — Map (db m174895) HM
Near North Church Street (U.S. 13) at East 7th Street, on the right when traveling north.
Dr. Joseph Capelle was a surgeon in the French army serving under General Rochambeau's command. After serving throughout the Revolutionary War, he decided to make his home here in America. He became a respected practitioner, a founding member of . . . — — Map (db m174904) HM
Near Church Lane (U.S. 13) at East 7th Street, on the right when traveling north.
As noted at marker #8 "Iron Letters on the Church," wrought iron letters were hammered into the mortar on this east wall, above the altar window. Originally the lettering was "LUX-L.I. TENEBR ORIENS-EX ALTO." (Light from on high . . . — — Map (db m174906) HM
Near North Church Street (U.S. 13) at East 7th Street, on the right when traveling north.
Miss Montgomery was the daughter of Capt. Hugh Montgomery, of Revolutionary War fame. She was prominent in Wilmington society in the first half of the 19th century. A successful teacher, she was also a founding member of the Female Bible Society. . . . — — Map (db m174908) HM
Near North Church Street (U.S. 13) at East 7th Street, on the right when traveling north.
These French families fled a slave insurrection in Santo Domingo in 1791 and relocated to Wilmington. Peter Bauduy helped convince his friend Éleuthère Irénée duPont to settle here, and was an early partner of duPont's.
Some members of these . . . — — Map (db m174910) HM
Near North Church Street (U.S. 13) at East 7th Street, on the right when traveling north.
Preparations to celebrate the 300th anniversary of the consecration of Old Swedes in 1998 produced some unexpected results.
Painters removed dozens of coats of paint from the south doors in preparation for painting. They found carved . . . — — Map (db m174892) HM
Near North Church Street (U.S. 13) at East 7th Street, on the right when traveling north.
Originally it was one room with fireplace down stairs and a large bedroom above. The Hendricksons raised eight children in this house. It was enlarged later, and served as home to five generations of Hendricksons.
After many years of . . . — — Map (db m174858) HM
In 1638 a colony from Sweden landed at the Rocks nearby. There they built Fort Christina, worshiped therin until 1667 and then built a log church at Cranehook on South side of Christiana River. In 1698, inspired by their pastor, Eric Bjork, they . . . — — Map (db m11014) HM
Near North Church Street (U.S. 13) at East 7th Street, on the right when traveling north.
Notice the numerals on the bell tower's north side and the letters on the south side.
The church was built with a hip roof at both ends. Before the consecration in 1699, Matthias de Foss, a blacksmith of the colony, forged iron letters and . . . — — Map (db m174846) HM
Near North Church Street (U.S. 13) at East 7th Street, on the right when traveling north.
Judge Ignatius Grubb (1841-1927) was of English descent. His grandfather, Henry Grubb, purchased Pennsylvania lands in 1679, three years before William Penn arrived.
In 1848, Ignatius and his family arrived at Grubbs Landing (now part of . . . — — Map (db m174899) HM
Near North Church Street (U.S. 13) at East 7th Street, on the right when traveling north.
In 1862, he transferred to Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's army, serving in staff and engineering positions.
He was promoted to staff Lieutenant Colonel and Inspector General of the Army of Tennessee. He took part in the Vicksburg campaign. In . . . — — Map (db m174845) HM
Sacred to the memory of
Major Peter Jaquett,
a distinguished officer of the Revolution Army, who died at his residence, Long Hook Farm, near this city, September 13th, A.D. 1834, in the 80th year of his age, having been born on the 6th of . . . — — Map (db m42647) HM
Near North Church Street (U.S. 13) at East 7th Street, on the right when traveling north.
Major Jaquett, a distinguished officer of the Delaware Militia in the American Revolution, was a participant in 32 of the war's battles and was twice wounded. He was by the side of both Colonel Haslet at Princeton and Baron De Kalb at Camden when . . . — — Map (db m174901) HM
Near North Church Street (U.S. 13) at East 7th Street, on the right when traveling north.
Over 15,000 people are buried here at Old Swedes. Many, like Miss Vining, are buried in unmarked graves. Her grave is believed to be in the southern area of the yard.
Mary was the daughter of John Vining, a Chief Justice and Speaker of the . . . — — Map (db m174909) HM
Near North Church Street (U.S. 13) at East 7th Street, on the right when traveling north.
By 1750 the heavy roof had begun to force the thick walls apart, most noticeably on the north side, and much earlier than on the south side (see mark #14). Four stone "buttresses" were built to counter this effect. Years later, these open porticos . . . — — Map (db m174914) HM
Near North Church Street (Route 13) at East 7th Street, on the right when traveling north.
Upon arrival from Sweden in 1697, Pastor Eric Björk began his quest to build a stone church to replace the decaying log structure on the south bank of the Christina River that had served the Swedish Lutheran congregation. Helga Trefaldighet . . . — — Map (db m174436) HM
Near North Church Street (U.S. 13) at East 7th Street, on the right when traveling north.
Maj. Daniel Adams •
John Brynberg •
Peter Brynberg •
Dr. Joseph Capelle •
Thomas Coxe •
Matthew Cripps •
James Cunningham •
Benjamin Elliot •
Lt. John Hendrickson •
Timothy Jackson •
Maj. Peter Jaquett •
Griffith Jordan • . . . — — Map (db m174440) WM
Near North Church Street (U.S. 13) at East 7th Street, on the right when traveling north.
By 1763, the foundation proved inadequate and the heavy roof began o force the thick walls apart. To counter this development, two large stone buttresses were built. In 1774, the gallery was built to add 25 new pews. The stairs were placed . . . — — Map (db m174911) HM
Near North Church Street (U.S. 13) at East 7th Street, on the right when traveling north.
The Stidhams were another prominent family in the early days of the New Sweden Colony and Old Swedes.
Dr. Tymen Stidham arrived on the fourth voyage of Kalmar Nyckel. He was the the first physician in this area. Much of the success and . . . — — Map (db m174847) HM
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