Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on National Register of Historic Places in New Castle County, Delaware north of the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal, excluding the city of Wilmington. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included ...
The New Castle and Frenchtown Turnpike and Rail Road (NC&F) was opened in 1831, was the first railroad in Delaware and one of the first in the United States.Approximately half of the route was abandoned in 1859; the rest became part of the Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR) route into the Delmarva Peninsula and is still used by Norfolk Southern Railway.
Prior to the establishment of Penn's Philadelphia, New Castle was a center of government.After being transferred to Penn, Delaware's Swedish, Dutch, and English residents became accustomed to the relaxed culture of the Restoration monarchy and grew uncomfortable with the more conservative Quaker influence, so Delaware petitioned for a separate legislature, which was finally granted in 1702.
For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us
Performers at the 2014 Great Dickens Christmas Fair at the Cow Palace in Daly City, California. A Dickens fair (also Dickensian evening, Dickens Christmas fair, Dickens fête, or Dickens festival) is a weekend or multi-day gathering open to the public that attempts to recreate a Victorian English setting reminiscent of the novels of Charles Dickens.
Branson, Missouri. Long regarded as offering one of the best Christmas light displays in the nation, Branson's 1880's-style theme park Silver Dollar City will be decked out in a whopping 6.5 ...
Rudolph robots, decorated trees, and movie props help Castle Noel in Medina, Ohio, celebrate Christmas all year. Take a look inside.
That changed, however, when New Castle was "rediscovered" during the Colonial Revival phase of the 1920s and 1930s and old buildings began to be torn down and replaced by new construction. [ 2 ] In 1931, to protect New Castle's heritage, a group of concerned citizens raised funds to buy the Amstel House, [ 3 ] which faced an uncertain fate.