Odessa's early history began in the 1660s when the Dutch settled the Appoquinimink area and adopted the Indian name for the area, "Apequinemy." Its location along the river gave hopes of establishing a trading route with colonies to the west. The English began to colonize the region and peacefull
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02/21/2008
The historic atmosphere of Odessa is the town's most prominent characteristic.The historic district and several individual buildings are on the National Register of Historic Places. In 1731, Richard Cantwell erected a toll bridge over the Appoquinimink Creek, called Cantwell's Bridge, and the to
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02/21/2008
New Castle, Delaware was originally settled by the Dutch in 1651, under Peter Stuyvesant The original name of New Castle was Fort Casimir. This was changed to "Trefaldigheet" ("Trinity") following its capture by the Swedes on Trinity Sunday, 1654. The Dutch recaptured the city in 1655 changing th
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02/21/2008
New Castle was the eastern terminus of the New Castle and Frenchtown RR, the second oldest (1832) rail line in the country. It traversed the Delmarva Peninsula, running to the Elk River, Maryland, from where passengers changed to packet boats for further travel to Baltimore and points south.New C
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02/21/2008
The spire on top of the Court House - Delaware's Colonial capitol and first state house - was used as the center of the 12 mile circle forming the northern boundary of Delaware and part of the Mason-Dixon Line. The Delaware River within this radius to the low water mark on the opposite shore is p
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02/21/2008
The borough of Wilmington officially became a city in 1832, when a charter was granted by the State legislature. The Industrial Revolution era was reflected in Wilmington with events such as the 1837 completion of the Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore Railroad which made the City accessible b
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02/21/2008
Wilmington, like most eastern cities, has been evolving for over 350 years. After periods of Swedish (1638), then Dutch (1655), then British (1664) colonization, (with Quaker influence) and was granted a borough charter in 1739 by the King of England From the granting of the charter until the Re
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02/21/2008
If you are fortunate enough to live in an old house, proceed with caution if you plan to sell it within the next year and feel you need to "improve" it. Before spending over $1000 on a new kitchen, bath, or other major projects, consult an experienced Realtor who deals frequently with selling ol
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02/18/2008
Many people wonder what it means to specialize in listing and selling historic homes. If you stop to think about it, the clock of history is always ticking and today's news becomes tomorrow's history. We can all remember back to the Twentieth Century, which isn't all that long ago. Well, homes bu
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02/15/2008
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