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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM6PS_port-penn-schoolhouse_Port-Penn-DE.html
Left PanelState Stewardship: Linking People, Culture and EnvironmentAfter operating the museum for fifteen years, the Port Penn Area Historical Society transferred the schoolhouse museum to the Division of Parks and Recreation in 1991. It now serv…
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Left Panel Sacred Spaces in Secular PlacesTwo congregations formed in Port Penn. Members of the Presbyterian Church were primarily of European descent and dominated the local economy and society. The congregation of St. David's Methodist Church wa…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM6OY_the-stewart-house_Port-Penn-DE.html
Left Panel Flemish Bond: Strength and BeautyThe handsome brick pattern on the Stewart House is common on early 18th-century buildings. Flemish bond is achieved by overlapping bricks like a woven fabric. Although a labor-intensive design, it increa…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM6OX_the-hubbs-house_Port-Penn-DE.html
Left PanelMail Order HousesBuildings ordered from Sears, Roebuck and Company came as a complete set of pre-cut lumber for assembly on-site. The company's "Honor-Bilt" system allowed buyers to erect homes at relatively low cost. People could select…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM6OU_the-cleaver-house_Port-Penn-DE.html
Left Panel Changing Times in Port PennFollowing construction of the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal (c.1829) a few miles to the north, major shipping began to bypass Port Penn. The town still managed to provide local agricultural producers with a co…