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The Palace of the Governors

    In 1697 This Property

      Harriet Tubman, Wilmington

      HARRIET TUBMAN (born Araminta Harriet Ross; 1820 - March 10, 1913) "I had reasoned this out in my mind, there was one of two things I had a right to, liberty or death; if I could not have one, I...

      HARRIET TUBMAN (born Araminta Harriet Ross; 1820 - March 10, 1913) "I had reasoned this out in my mind, there was one of two things I had a right to, liberty or death; if I could not have one,...

      • delaware
      • wilmington
      • harriet tubman
      • 1920
      • 1913

      Thomas Garrett

      THOMAS GARRETT (b August 21, 1789 d. January 24, 1871) "No labor during a long life has given me so much real happiness as what I have done for the slave" Thomas Garrett has been called Delaware's...

      THOMAS GARRETT (b August 21, 1789 d. January 24, 1871) "No labor during a long life has given me so much real happiness as what I have done for the slave" Thomas Garrett has been called...

      • delaware
      • wilmington
      • underground railroad
      • quaker
      • 1848
      • 1789
      • 1871

      Friends of The Furness Railroad District

      Friends of The Furness Railroad District Friends of the Furness Railroad District, 501(c)(3) organization, was founded in 2007 to celebrate the Wilmington Amtrak Station's 100th Anniversary....

      Friends of The Furness Railroad District Friends of the Furness Railroad District, 501(c)(3) organization, was founded in 2007 to celebrate the Wilmington Amtrak Station's 100th...

      • delaware
      • wilmington
      • railroad
      • trains
      • 2007

      Spike Lee Cinema

      SPIKE LEE CINEMA Like many of the greatest films over the past 40 years, this theater is a Spike Lee Joint. From his nuanced portrayals of Brooklyn life in DO THE RIGHT THING and CROOKLYN to his...

      SPIKE LEE CINEMA Like many of the greatest films over the past 40 years, this theater is a Spike Lee Joint. From his nuanced portrayals of Brooklyn life in DO THE RIGHT THING and CROOKLYN to...

      • new york
      • brooklyn
      • downtown brooklyn
      • spike lee
      • movies
      • cinema
      • alamo drafthouse
      • 2024

      Water's Edge

      Water's Edge Enchanted Woods given by Johnny & Dolly Fisher Georgina M. Bissell Submitted by @lampbane

      Water's Edge Enchanted Woods given by Johnny & Dolly Fisher Georgina M. Bissell Submitted by @lampbane

      • delaware
      • wilmington
      • winterthur
      • botanical garden
      • enchanted woods

      S-s-serpentine Path

      S-s-serpentine Path Enchanted Woods given by Davis, Eric, Lauren, Lisa & Richard Vague

      S-s-serpentine Path Enchanted Woods given by Davis, Eric, Lauren, Lisa & Richard Vague

      • delaware
      • wilmington
      • winterthur
      • botanical garden
      • enchanted woods

      East Terrace

      East Terrace When Henry Francis du Pont expanded the house in the late 1920s, he resolved to preserve as many of the site's fine old tulip-poplar and American beeches as possible. Working with...

      East Terrace When Henry Francis du Pont expanded the house in the late 1920s, he resolved to preserve as many of the site's fine old tulip- poplar and American beeches as possible. Working with...

      • delaware
      • wilmington
      • winterthur
      • botanical garden
      • henry franci...
      • 1920s

      The Entrance to the Garden

      The Entrance to the Garden gift of The Alfred Bissell Family in honor of Alfred Elliott Bissell and Julia Andrews Bissell Submitted by @lampbane

      The Entrance to the Garden gift of The Alfred Bissell Family in honor of Alfred Elliott Bissell and Julia Andrews Bissell Submitted by @lampbane

      • delaware
      • wilmington
      • winterthur
      • botanical garden
      • alfred bissell
      • julia andrew...

      Burton v. Wilmington Parking Authority

      BURTON V. WILMINGTON PARKING AUTHORITY In August 1958, Wilmington City Councilman and Civil Rights activist William "Dutch" Burton worked with the NAACP to expose the racially discriminatory...

      BURTON V. WILMINGTON PARKING AUTHORITY In August 1958, Wilmington City Councilman and Civil Rights activist William "Dutch" Burton worked with the NAACP to expose the racially...

      • delaware
      • wilmington
      • william burton
      • naacp
      • 1961
      • 2018

      Thomas Garrett: Stationmaster on the Underground Railroad

      THOMAS GARRETT STATIONMASTER ON THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD Born August 21, 1789, in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, Garrett came to Wilmington in 1822. A prominent merchant, his home and business were...

      THOMAS GARRETT STATIONMASTER ON THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD Born August 21, 1789, in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, Garrett came to Wilmington in 1822. A prominent merchant, his home and business...

      • delaware
      • wilmington
      • thomas garrett
      • 1789
      • 1822
      • 1848
      • 1871
      • 1993

      Old Farmers Bank

      OLD FARMERS BANK 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...

      OLD FARMERS BANK 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...

      • delaware
      • wilmington
      • bank
      • 1807
      • 1813
      • 1835
      • 1906
      • 1915
      • 1996
      • 2000
      • 2006

      Delaware's Jewish Community

      DELAWARE'S JEWISH COMMUNITY 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...

      DELAWARE'S JEWISH COMMUNITY 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...

      • delaware
      • wilmington
      • jewish
      • 1650s
      • 1870s
      • 1880
      • 1885
      • 2004

      Freedom Lost

      FREEDOM LOST By the late 1700s the institution of slavery was declining in Delaware and there was a dramatic growth in the state's free black population. Demand for slave labor in the Deep South...

      FREEDOM LOST By the late 1700s the institution of slavery was declining in Delaware and there was a dramatic growth in the state's free black population. Demand for slave labor in the Deep South...

      • delaware
      • wilmington
      • 1700s
      • 2004

      Second Avenue Subway Construction Management Committee

      MTA Second Avenue Subway Construction Management Committee Andrew M. Cuomo, Governor, New York State Thomas F. Prendergast, Chairman and CEO, ΜΤΑ Dr. Michael Horodniceanu, President, MTA Capital...

      MTA Second Avenue Subway Construction Management Committee Andrew M. Cuomo, Governor, New York State Thomas F. Prendergast, Chairman and CEO, ΜΤΑ Dr. Michael Horodniceanu, President, MTA...

      • new york
      • manhattan
      • upper east side
      • second avenue subway
      • mta
      • andrew cuomo
      • thomas prendergast
      • 2016

      The Freedom Lots: Nineteenth-Century African-American Burial Practices in Brooklyn

      THE FREEDOM LOTS Nineteenth-Century African-American Burial Practices in Brooklyn n the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, this section I of the Cemetery was known as "The Colored Lots."...

      THE FREEDOM LOTS Nineteenth-Century African- American Burial Practices in Brooklyn n the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, this section I of the Cemetery was known as "The Colored Lots."...

      • new york
      • brooklyn
      • green-wood cemetery
      • african-american
      • black
      • 1827
      • 1865

      J. A. (Jay) Patterson Memorial

      This project by the Gonzales Rotary Club, of which "Jay" was a charter member, is in recognition of his love nd support of East Ascension Athletics. Jay's most memorable quote - "Its For The Kids"...

      This project by the Gonzales Rotary Club, of which "Jay" was a charter member, is in recognition of his love nd support of East Ascension Athletics. Jay's most memorable quote - "Its For The...

      • louisiana
      • ascension parish
      • rotary club

      Rachel Benepe

      GMP SECURITIES L.P. IN MEMORY OF RACHEL BΕΝΕΡΕ Submitted by @lampbane

      GMP SECURITIES L.P. IN MEMORY OF RACHEL BΕΝΕΡΕ Submitted by @lampbane

      • new york
      • brooklyn
      • brooklyn bot...
      • rachel benepe

      Brooklyn Heights Historical District / The Brooklyn Historical Society

      BROOKLYN HEIGHTS HISTORIC DISTRICT HAS BEEN DESIGNATED A NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK THIS SITE POSSESSES NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE IN COMMEMORATING THE HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 1965...

      BROOKLYN HEIGHTS HISTORIC DISTRICT HAS BEEN DESIGNATED A NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK THIS SITE POSSESSES NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE IN COMMEMORATING THE HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA...

      • new york
      • brooklyn
      • brooklyn heights
      • national his...
      • 1965
      • national par...
      • 1881
      • 1991