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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1RYK_salem-united-methodist-church_Newark-DE.html
The origin of Methodism in this part of Delaware can be traced to the early 1770's when a Methodist Society was organized and began meeting in the home of Isaac Hersey, a prominent farmer and miller. Through the efforts of Hersey's step-son Willia…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1RYJ_newark-passenger-railroad-station_Newark-DE.html
Designed by architect and engineer S.T. Fuller, the Newark Passenger Railroad Station was built in 1877 at a cost of over $9,000.00 by the Philadelphia, Willimgton and Baltimore Railroad (P. W. & B) to replace an earlier frame building. An article…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1RYI_christiana-public-school-111-c_Newark-DE.html
Formal education for African American children in Christiana began in the 1880s with the construction of a one-room schoolhouse. Many African American schools in existence at this time were marked by dilapidated facilities, a lack of running water…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1RYH_iron-hill-school-112-c_Newark-DE.html
The Iron Hill area was a community of African American farming and mining families. Constructed in 1923, Iron Hill School #112-C was one of over 80 schools built with funding from Pierre S. duPont, who sought to replace rundown public schools with…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1RYG_iron-hill-school-112-c_Newark-DE.html
The Iron Hill Museum is dedicated to the study of human and natural history of the Iron Hill Area. The Museum is currently engaged in a project to restore the Iron Hill School #112C and document the experiences of African-American students who att…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1RVE_poplar-hall_Newark-DE.html
James Boulden the Elder and his family moved to Delaware from Maryland in the mid-18th century, amassing wealth and expanding their land ownership in Pencader Hundred as the century progressed. The two-story brick mansion house was built during th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1QJ2_eastburn-jeanes-mining-complex_Newark-DE.html
This is the site of the Eastburn-Jeanes farms and mining industry. Marble from the Cockeysville Formation, found in three quarries in the area, was heated in kilns to produce quick lime for fertilizer and mortar. The lime was transported over Lime…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1QFE_old-college_Newark-DE.html
This building contained a chapel (called the Oratory) class, dormitory, dining, administrative, and student society rooms. Newark College chartered February 5, 1833, opened its doors for instruction May 8, 1834. Name changed to Delaware College Ap…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1QFD_the-diamonds-walkway_Newark-DE.html
The Diamonds Walkway recognizes donors who make leadership level gifts to the University of Delaware for five consecutive years as members of the Delaware Diamonds Society. Each brick in the walkway is inscribed to recognize the generosity of ou…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1QFC_vic-willis_Newark-DE.html
Victor Gazaway Willis was born April 12, 1876 and spent his youth and much of his life in Newark, Delaware. He attended and played baseball for Delaware College (now the University of Delaware) in 1897. The Delaware Peach," as he was known, became…
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