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Delaware, Delaware City
A Union fortress which dates to 1859 is the main attraction at this state park, one of Delaware's first.Established as a Delaware State Park in 1951, Fort Delaware State Park is on an island that visitors reach by ferry. Once there they explore the fort, which was originally built to protect...
Delaware, Fenwick Island
The museum is one of the most expansive institutions focusing on the maritime history of the United States in the Mid-Atlantic.Discoveries from the Sea Shipwreck Museum was founded with the goal of recovering and preserving Delaware's maritime heritage. The shipwreck museum opened in July of...
Delaware, Wilmington
Willingtown Square is a collection of four historic buildings, dating from 1748 to the early 1800s.In 1976 these buildings were moved to the 500 block of Market Street from various sites throughout Wilmington to save them from demolition. The four structures were built when mercantile and...
Delaware, Millsboro
This museum of the Nanticoke Indian Tribe is located in what served as a schoolhouse until 1964.The museum stores many of the artifacts that give a glimpse into the history of the Nanticoke Indians. Many visitors tour the museum to view the jewelry, pottery, spears, and arrow points used by our...
Delaware, Lewes
This museum, modeled after the townhall of Hoorn in the Netherlands, commemorates the Dutch settlement of Delaware in 1631.The Zwaanendael Museum was built in 1931 to commemorate the 300th anniversary of the state's first European settlement, Swanendael, established by the Dutch along Hoorn Kill...
Delaware, Lewes
Commissioned in 1938, this lightship is one of only seven of its kind still open to the public.The Lightship "Overfalls" was the last lightship built by the United States Lighthouse Service. It was commissioned as the LV (light vessel) 118 in 1938 and was considered at that time to be...
Delaware, Dover
Woodburn has served as the official residence of the Governor of Delaware since it was purchased by the state in 1965.Historians credit Woodburn's historical importance as much to the home's architecture as to its previous notable residents. Gentlemen farmers, landowners, an abolitionist, two U....
Delaware, Winterthur
Winterthur, an American country estate, is the former home of Henry Francis du Pont (1880-1969), an antiques collector and horticulturist.In the early 20th century, H. F. du Pont and his father, Henry Algernon du Pont, designed Winterthur in the spirit of 18th- and19th-century European country...
Delaware, Wilmington
This 19th century English country estate was built for Joseph Shipley and his family.The Mansion, built between 1851-1854, is an excellent example of Rural Gothic Revival Architecture. Rockwood Mansion was built for Joseph Shipley, a merchant banker originally from Wilmington, as a retirement...
Delaware, New Castle
This 22 room, 14,000 square-foot, mansion was the largest house in Delaware when built, and cost George Read Jr. nearly $12,000 to complete (approximately $2.5 million today).Built in 1801 by the son of one of Delaware's signers of the Declaration of Independence, the Read House exhibits the...
Delaware, Wilmington
Built in 1798, Old Town Hall functioned as the center of political and social activities during the height of Wilmington's mercantile-milling economy.This Federal-style structure housed the city's meeting chambers, offices and jail and served as the headquarters and gathering place of civic...
Delaware, New Castle
The New Castle Court House is the oldest surviving government building in Delaware.The original, central section of the building was constructed in 1732 over the remains of Delaware's first court house (1689). In that same year, the building's cupola was designated as the center of a 12-mile...
Delaware, Wilmington
This living history museum depicts an 18th century mill still in operation by those who live and work there.The first mill at Greenbank was reportedly called the Swede's Mill dating from 1677. Not much is known of this mill except a vague description and undeciphered archaeological remains. In...
Delaware, Wilmington
The Delaware History Museum, located in a renovated art-deco Woolworth store, features three galleries of changing interactive exhibits on Delaware history, including displays of rare items of everyday life, costumes, children's toys, regional decorative arts, and paintings.In 1998, the Delaware...
Delaware, Dover
This museum preserves the quickly fading agricultural heritage of Delaware and the Delmarva Peninsula. The museum also operates a living history village on the site.The Delaware Agricultural Museum Association was formed by a group of people dedicated to preserving the agricultural...
Delaware, Dover
The Museum of Small Town Life highlights the social life, commercial industry, and consumer goods available in late 19th century Delaware small towns.The museum's interior represents a late 19th century main street featuring five shops that were common in many of Delaware's small towns. The...
Delaware, Dover
This was the home of John Dickinson, one of the founding fathers of the United States, signer of the Constitution, and "Penman of the Revolution."It was January 18, 1740 when Samuel Dickinson, a wealthy Quaker tobacco planter and merchant of Talbot County, Maryland moved his family to...
Delaware, Dover
The Johnson Victrola Museum is a tribute to Delaware's native son, Eldridge Reeves Johnson, who founded the Victor Talking Machine Company in 1901.In 1967, a memorial to E.R. Johnson was created by the inventor's family and the State of Delaware. Today, with the family's blessing, the museum has...
Delaware, Wilmington
Nemours is the 300-acre country estate of the late industrialist and philanthropist Alfred I. duPont.Located on the grounds of the renowned Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children in Wilmington, Delaware, it derives its name from the town in France represented by Mr. duPont's great-great-...
Delaware, Georgetown
Visitors can explore through the collection of victrolas, ephemera, photographs, telephones, furniture, and many more items related to Georgetown history.There are many historic buildings on the museum grounds such as the Ellis School, a one room school house built in 1833. There are two large...
Delaware, Dover
The Air Mobility Command Museum is one of few museums dedicated to airlift and air refueling history.Exhibits in this museum range in topic from the Berlin Airlift to the Korean War to air force uniforms, and there are several "First, Last or Only" aircraft from jet fighters to a WWII...
Delaware, Newark
This was the site of the only Revolutionary War battle fought in Delaware.
On September 3, 1777, the Battle of Cooch's Bridge was fought here, and it would end up as the only battle from that war to be fought within Delaware's boundaries. According to tradition, the new 13-star flag, the...
Delaware, Lewes
The Lewes Historical Society operates a tour of 12 historic museums, which depart every hour on the hour from 11am to 3pm, in this 375-year-old town.The Society's museums include 12 historic properties, nine of which are located at the Historic Complex at the intersection of Second &...
Delaware, Wilmington
Hagley Museum and Library collects, preserves, and interprets the unfolding history of American enterprise, and is located on 235 acres by the Brandywine River in Wilmington, Delaware.Hagley houses an important collection of manuscripts, photographs, books, and pamphlets documenting the history...
Delaware, Seaford
This site is a complete Victorian Italianate mansion with slave quarters, barns, sheds and spacious grounds.This home belonged to William Henry Harrison Ross, who was the Governor of Delaware from 1851 to 1855. And although he was instrumental in bringing a railroad connecting to Philadelphia to...
Delaware, Seaford
Opened in 2003 and housed in an old post office, this local history museum has been and still is run entirely by volunteers.A visit through the Seaford Museum begins with the Nanticoke Indians who used poisoned arrows and concludes with a large nylon, spinning machine that made the world’s...
Delaware, Dover
This building has served as the Capitol for Delaware since its 1933 dedication, with wings added in the 1960s and 1990s.The building is a Georgian Revival colonial structure of handmade brick and it has an 18th century style interior. It was designed by Architect E. William Martin under the...
Delaware, Georgetown
This exhibit, run by the Delaware Technical and Community College, contains the artifacts taken from two wrecked 17th-century Spanish ships.On September 6, 1622, two Spanish ships, the galleon Nuestra Senora de Atocha and its sister ship, sank off of Florida's coast, and went unfound...
Delaware, Smyrna
The Allee House at Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge stands today, as it did in the eighteenth century, overlooking the fields and marshes of Kent County.According to tradition, the Allee House was built about 1753 by Abraham Allee, the son of John Allee, a Huguenot refugee from Artois,...
Delaware, Frederica
The 1780 chapel is nicknamed "The Cradle of Methodism" and is the oldest surviving Methodist church in the United States.Under the direction of John Wesley after the American Revolutionary War, Thomas Coke and Francis Asbury met during a service at this chapel in 1784. From that point...
Delaware, New Castle
Now a conference center, this building was once used as a home by many prominent historical figures.The main section of Buena Vista was built between 1845 and 1847 by John M. Clayton, United States Secretary of State from 1849–1850 under presidents Taylor and Fillmore, and United States...
Delaware, Dover
Housed in the Old Presbyterian Church of Dover, the museum highlights more than 11,000 years of human habitation in the state of Delaware, beginning from the original Native American residents.Exhibited artifacts here range from arrowheads, ceramics, and other stone and bone tools, to glass and...
Delaware, Dover
Established in 1998, this museum explores the 80+ year history of the Delaware State Police.Visitors here can see the historical vehicles, uniforms, and patches of the Delaware State Police. There is also an ampitheater used for presentations.
Delaware, New Castle
The New Castle Historical Society offers visits to three sites: the Amstel House, the Dutch House, and the Old Library Museum.The Dutch House is a small 17th century, in which visitors will find a pewter set, an unusual cupboard, a spoon rack, a 1714 Bible, and other Dutch colonial artifacts....
Delaware, Dover
On December 17, 1787, Delaware ratified the Constitution at the Golden Fleece Tavern, thus becoming the First State. There is a physical marker commemorating the spot.On December 17, 1787, Delaware ratified the Constitution at the Golden Fleece Tavern, thus becoming the First State. There is a...
Delaware, Newark
Once the site of a war council that included Washington and Lafayette, this house played a key role in the American Revolution.
This historic house, built in 1750, was used in 1777 as a meeting place for Gen. George Washington and his staff, including Gen. Lafayette, between the Battle of...
Delaware, Rehoboth Beach
The 1876 station is one of very few life-saving facilities still standing in its original location.The station was built in 1876 for use by the United States Lifesaving Service, a government organization created to respond to the alarming number of shipwrecks along the coastlines of the United...
Delaware, Newark
This museum focuses on the natural and cultural history of the Iron Hill area.The Delaware Academy of Science operates this museum of local history housed in a former one-room schoolhouse constructed for African-American students by the philanthropy of Pierre S. duPont. Interpretive programs...
Delaware, Dover
Recently built in the State Visitors' Center, the independent Biggs Museum offers a wide array of American paintings, scultptures, furniture, and silver.Established in 1993, the Sewell C. Biggs Museum of American Art Museum houses one of the finest collections of American fine and decorative...
Delaware, Dover
Featuring various free exhibits and presentations, the Delaware Public Archives has been in existence for over a century.The Delaware Public Archives is one of the oldest public archives programs in the country. Created by the General Assembly in 1905, the Archives cut the ribbon on its current...
Delaware, Dover
The First State Heritage Park encompasses many historic Dover sites, including the Delaware Visitor Center, Museum Square, and the Public Archives, which contain materials from the 17th century to today.Established by Governor Ruth Ann Minner in 2004, The First State Heritage Park represents a...
Delaware, Yorklyn
Featuring a large collection of steam-powered vehicles, including a 1/8th size steam railway, the new Auburn Heights Preserve offers a historical mansion and museum on over 200 acres.The Friends of Auburn Heights Preserve Inc. and the smaller team of mechanics who operate the Preserves...
Delaware, Wilmington
This late 17th century home has been restored and features contemporary furniture and decorations.Hendrickson House, built in 1690 near Crum Creek in Pennsylvania and was moved to its present site on the grounds of Old Swedes Church in 1950. The farmhouse, featuring a great fireplace and winding...
Delaware, Odessa
Once a vibrant commercial distric along the Delaware River, the village of Odessa has preserved various homes and businesses in their original 18th and 19th century states.The Historic Houses of Odessa offers guided tours all year long of five historic houses and the adjacent properties, giving...
Delaware, Wilmington
The Historical Society of Delaware has developed a large research library adjacent to its museum and several historical buildings and large formal garden.The Delaware History Center dominates the 500 block of Market Street Mall in downtown Wilmington and is composed of the Delaware History...
Delaware, Milton
Home of the Lydia Black Cannon Museum, the Milton Historical Society focuses on everyday life in Milton over several hundred years.Discover Milton’s history: explore daily life through four centuries of photos, paintings, maps and documents. The permanent exhibit panels feature an...
Delaware, Middletown
With its headquarters in the Old Middletown Academy, the Middletown Historic Society hosts various tours and lectures on the history of Middletown.Since its founding in 1985, the Society has hosted house tours in Middletown, as well as lectures on the history of Middletown. The Middletown...