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Wilmington is also served by the Port of Wilmington, a modern full-service deepwater port and marine terminal handling over 400 vessels per year with an annual import/export cargo tonnage of 5 million tons. The Port of Wilmington handles mostly international imports of fruits and vegetables, automobiles, steel, and bulk products.
1809 - Borough of Wilmington expanded. [1] 1814 - Harmonic Society formed. [6] 1824 - "First public opinion poll" taken in Wilmington during the U.S. presidential election campaign. [7] 1832 Borough of Wilmington becomes a city per state charter. [8] [1] Richard H. Bayard becomes city mayor. 1835 - Wilmington Whaling Company incorporated. [9] 1837
John Tyler was the first vice president to assume the presidency during a presidential term, setting the precedent that a vice president who does so becomes the fully functioning president with a new, distinct administration. [13] Throughout most of its history, American politics has been dominated by political parties. The Constitution is ...
Locals reflect on how much has changed since the 100th anniversary in 1998, and on what needs to happen for Wilmington to fully reckon with its past. Wilmington's 1898 coup and massacre at 125 ...
Mayors of Wilmington, Delaware Rank Image Mayor Start End Party Note 1 Richard Bayard [1] 1832 1834 Whig Wilmington incorporated in 1832. 2 Nicholas Williamson 1834 1843 Whig 3 David C. Wilson: 1843 1845 Whig 4 Alexander Porter 1845 1848 Whig 5 William Huffington 1848 1850 Democratic 6 Joshua Driver 1850 1851 7 Columbus Evans: 1851 1852 Whig
The Wilmington Sharks are a Coastal Plain League (CPL) baseball team in Wilmington that was founded in 1997 and was among the charter organizations when the CPL was formed that same year. The roster is made up of top collegiate baseball players fine-tuning their skills using wood bats to prepare for professional baseball.
John McKinly (February 24, 1721 – August 31, 1796) was an American physician and politician from Wilmington, Delaware.He was a veteran of the French and Indian War, served in the Delaware General Assembly, was the first elected President of Delaware, and for a time was a member of the Federalist Party.
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