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First State National Historical Park is a National Park Service unit which lies primarily in the state of Delaware but which extends partly into Pennsylvania in Chadds Ford. Initially created as First State National Monument by President Barack Obama under the Antiquities Act on March 25, 2013, the park was later redesignated as First State ...
It is a partnership of state and city agencies under the leadership of Delaware State Parks. Delaware was the first state to ratify the United States Constitution. The sites of the park highlight Delaware's role as the First State. First State Heritage Park is open year-round, with special tours of the sites given the first Saturday of each ...
In 1981 Fenwick Island State Park became a separate park; before that it was the southern part of Delaware Seashore State Park. First State Heritage: Kent: 2004 Designed as an urban "park without boundaries," this park links historic and cultural sites throughout the capital city, Dover. Fort Delaware: New Castle: 288 acres (117 ha) 1951
Much of Beaver Valley falls within the First State National Monument declared by President Obama in March 2013 (later redesignated the First State National Historical Park) and which represents Delaware County's and the state of Delaware's only representation in the National Park Service. Beaver Valley in white after a winter storm.
The National Historical Park was created to preserve and interpret the unique history of the region's colonization by the Swedes, Dutch, and English, and Delaware's role in establishing the United States leading up to it becoming the first state.
The property is owned by the State of Delaware and run as a museum by the Delaware Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs. It became part of the First State National Historical Park in 2013. The main house is an Early Georgian mansion and was built on a 13,000-acre (5,300 ha) plantation in 1739–40 by Judge Samuel Dickinson, the father of ...
This is a List of National Historic Landmarks in Delaware. ... This was the first and ... List of National Historic Landmarks by State--Delaware (12)" (PDF). National ...
Pages in category "First State National Historical Park" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .