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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1QIV_clifford-brown_Wilmington-DE.html
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 Phila…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1QIN_the-community-of-dunleith_Wilmington-DE.html
The Federal Housing Act of 1949 established a goal of "a decent home and a suitable living environment for every American family." However, a segregated housing market put this goal beyond the reach of African American veterans. In that …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1QFF_spencer-plaza-rain-gardens-are-working-to-keep-wilmingtons-waterways-clear_Wilmington-DE.html
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 sidew…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1QF4_frank-furness-railroad-district_Wilmington-DE.html
The B&O Water Street Station (1888), the Pennsylvania Railroad Office Building (1905), and the Wilmington Train Station (1907), comprise a unique campus of railroad architecture by renowned Philadelphia architect Frank Furness (1839-1912). Frequen…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1DSA_vic-willis_Wilmington-DE.html
Victor Gazaway WillisBorn: April 12, 1876 in Wilmington, DEDied: August 3, 1947 in Elkton, MDBats/Throws: Right/RightElected to Hall of Fame byCommittee on Baseball Veterans: 1995With a 249-205 record, he posted 50 shutoutsA 2.63 ERA and completed…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1DS9_bill-mcgowan_Wilmington-DE.html
William Aloysius McGowanBorn: January 18, 1896 in Wilmington, DEDied: December 9, 1954 in Silver Spring, MDElected to Hall of Fame byCommittee on Baseball Veterans: 1992He introduced a colorful umpiring style with vigorous, aggressive gestures whi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM19UW_traveling-through-hell_Wilmington-NV.html
Look at the barren country south of here just beyond this Rest Stop. This is the Forty-Mile Desert—a barren stretch of waterless alkali wasteland. It was the single-most dreaded section of the entire California Trail from the banks of the Mi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM19UV_thomas-garrett_Wilmington-DE.html
Born August 21, 1789, in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, Garrett came to Wilmington in 1822. A prominent merchant, his home and business were located nearby on Shipley Street. Garrett was committed to the anti-slavery efforts of his Quaker faith. He is…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM17WQ_swedes-landing-trail_Wilmington-DE.html
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 Chri…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM15GK_richard-bassett_Wilmington-DE.html
In honored memory of Richard Basset.Signer of the Constitution of the United States by the Delaware State Society, NSDAR, in this Bicentennial Year 1987
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