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Date Posted: Thursday, June 20th, 2019

Dagsboro landmark was built in 1755 and named for the English prince who would later become King George III.


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Date Posted: Wednesday, May 12th, 2021

Town commons served as a central meeting place for over 200 years.


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Date Posted: Thursday, September 22nd, 2016

Town commons was laid out by the Dutch in the 1650s.


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Date Posted: Tuesday, April 11th, 2023

Are you an educator looking to expand history lessons into relevant experiences? Let us help!


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Date Posted: Tuesday, September 24th, 2019

Built and opened in 1836, the Octagonal Schoolhouse is one of the earliest examples of a one-room school in Delaware.


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Date Posted: Tuesday, August 15th, 2023

Delaware’s historic structures reflect the craftsmanship of past laborers and the work of modern historians and craftsmen who strive to keep them protected.


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Date Posted: Friday, March 10th, 2023

Annie Hicks’s research focused on revealing more details about historically underrepresented groups at Cooch-Dayett Mill.


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Date Posted: Monday, March 30th, 2020

Museums and historic sites are among the organizations eligible for support.


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Date Posted: Thursday, January 26th, 2012

By Alice Guerrant, Historic Archaeologist This is HCA’s first blog on the topic of preservation, so we thought it appropriate to introduce, for what may be the first time for many readers, the Delaware State Historic Preservation Office. Historic preservation means the study, protection, and maintenance of the historic places that keep us in touch […]


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Date Posted: Thursday, November 3rd, 2022

Every year, the Sussex Gardeners help decorate Lewes for the holidays, including the Zwaanendael Museum. Learn more about this unique club.


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Date Posted: Wednesday, October 29th, 2014

Employees help to make the site “the perfect wedding location.”


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Date Posted: Wednesday, June 24th, 2015

National Park Service grant helped support the repairs.


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Date Posted: Monday, September 29th, 2014

Town’s oldest–known commercial building with intact historic-fabric was built in the 1840s.


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Date Posted: Tuesday, September 20th, 2022

Extensive research and surveys have led to an updated and expanded listing of the Milton Historic District in the National Register of Historic Places.


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Date Posted: Wednesday, January 16th, 2013

By: Alice Guerrant As work has continued on The Green, we’ve had another unexpected discovery right outside our windows! Under the old sidewalk, the backhoe bucket hit a wall, which was subsequently uncovered, photographed, and mapped by HCA archaeologists. The wall was not very substantial, and included brick bats, a layer of roofing slates, and […]


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Date Posted: Tuesday, December 18th, 2018

Enjoy the season and learn about the First State’s many contributions to the history and culture of the United States.


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