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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1XOG_mother-catherine-rosarii-historical_Claymont-DE.html
First Superior
1951 - 1957
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1XOF_george-s-bigger-historical_Claymont-DE.html
A Founding Charter Member
and
Community Supporter
January 6, 1888 - July 21, 1991
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1QIR_grubb-worth-mansion_Claymont-DE.html
John Grubb, one of the original English settlers in Delaware, acquired a one-third interest in a 600 acre tract of land at this location in 1680. Several generations passed and the Grubb family greatly increased their land holdings in the area and…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1QIQ_hickman-row_Claymont-DE.html
The industrial expansion of Brandywine Hundred in the late 19th and early 20th centuries was largely reflective of national trends in the growth and development of heavy industry. As large corporations moved to locations outside of major cities, s…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM9JR_gunning-bedford-jr_Claymont-DE.html
1747-1812. Member of Continental Congress and of Annapolis Convention. A framer of United States Constitution, which Delaware was first to ratify. Appointed First District Judge of Delaware by President Washington. Purchased this property 1793 as …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM9JQ_old-claymont-high-school_Claymont-DE.html
Constructed 1924-25. Also known as the Green Street School. Prominent in United States history as the first public high school in the 17 segregated states to be legally integrated.
In January 1951, eight black students applied for admission. Du…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM9JP_robinson-house_Claymont-DE.html
The oldest portion of this structure is believed to have been built circa 1730. In the 1740s the house and surrounding property were sold to Philadelphia merchant Thomas Robinson. Other holdings included a milling operation and landing on nearby N…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM9JN_church-of-the-ascension_Claymont-DE.html
The roots of this congregation can be traced to 1843 and the missionary efforts of the Rev. Greenbury W. Ridgely and the Rt. Rev. Alfred Lee, who conducted services every other Sunday in the Claymont Stone School. The church was accepted into the …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM9JM_claymont-stone-school_Claymont-DE.html
Also known as Naaman's Creek School No. 1, THE CLAYMONT STONE SCHOOL was built on land donated by John Dickinson, the "Penman of the American Revolution," in 1805. The building was expanded and renovated in 1905. Evidence suggests that it may have…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM9JK_archmere_Claymont-DE.html
This was once the home of John Jakob Raskob (1879-1950), financier, DuPont and General Motors executive, Chairman of the Democratic National Committee, and developer of the Empire State Building. Known as "The Patio," his palatial home was constru…