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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1RWI_one-love-park_Wilmington-DE.html
Originally named Tatnall Street Playground in 1907, this park is located across the street from the home at 2311 Tatnall Street that singer-songwriter Bob Marley occupied with his mother in 1966. In order to raise funds to start his own record lab…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1QIX_joseph-tatnall-house_Wilmington-DE.html
Built about 1760. Anthony Wayne's Headquarters 1777. General Washington, Lafayette, Wayne, and other officers met here to hold council and hear reports prior to the Battle of Brandywine. Later occupied by British. Joseph Tatnall owned and operated…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1QF3_riverview-cemetery_Wilmington-DE.html
Riverview Cemetery was founded in 1872 by a coalition of 18 fraternal lodges of the Knights of Pythias and the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. This 42-acre site was the first cemetery outside of Wilmington city limits to be open to people of all…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM19WP_african-american-medal-of-honor-recipients-memorial_Wilmington-DE.html
[Panel 1:]African American Medal of Honor Recipients MemorialThe Medal of Honor takes its place in our country as the highest award for military valor. The honor, awarded by the President in the name of Congress, may only be accorded an individual…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM18OT_sugar-bowl_Wilmington-DE.html
The Sugar Bowl, used as a band shell and observatory, stood at the original entrance to the Brandywine Zoo in the early 1900's. The pavilion was demolished in two stages—its dome was taken down in 1949 and the railings were removed in 1959. …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM8T1_brandywine-village_Wilmington-DE.html
Around 1740 water-powered mills began to appear in this area where the Brandywine River ends its journey falling 124 feet in its final five miles. Small vessels carrying grain from nearby farms sailed directly to the mills. Other ships laden with …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM8SZ_shiloh-baptist-church_Wilmington-DE.html
The origin of this congregation can be traced to 1875, when members of a Sunday School class affiliated with First Baptist Church met to plan the organization of a separate church to serve the needs of the city's African-American residents. Formal…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM8SW_salesianum-school_Wilmington-DE.html
Salesianum School, a Catholic high school for young men, stood at 8gh and West Streets from its founding in 1903 until its move to this location in 1957. The original "House of Sales" was pioneered by Rev. Charles Fromentin, Rev. James Isenring an…