Photos tagged as colonial and towns
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Day 76 - New Castle, The Strand
This was one of the earliest streets in New Castle, Delaware.
- Date: 16 November 2007
- Photographer: jl98584: gallery
- Location: New Castle, USA: gallery
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Day 76 - New Castle, Read House
This is the second Read house on The Strand. George Read Sr. signed the Declaration of Independance, but his original house eventually burned down. This one was built by his son, and was the grandest mansion in Delaware until the DuPont's came along.
- Date: 16 November 2007
- Photographer: jl98584: gallery
- Location: New Castle, USA: gallery
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Day 76 - New Castle, Plum Alley
The town dock was on the Delaware River here. Many famous people passed through here between boats to/from Philadelphia and a stagecoach here to/from Washington D.C. and the southern states, this was a major conduit between the northern & southern olonies.
- Date: 16 November 2007
- Photographer: jl98584: gallery
- Location: New Castle, USA: gallery
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Day 76 - New Castle, Pieter Stuyvesant
This was the Dutch governer of New Amsterdam (incl. current day NYC) who laid also laid claim to the Delaware River area and founded New Castle (originally as Fort Casimir).
- Date: 16 November 2007
- Photographer: jl98584: gallery
- Location: New Castle, USA: gallery
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Day 76 - New Castle, Shirley Temple Visit
Before the Delaware Memorial Bridge was built, New Castle was a major ferry terminal for travel between Maryland and New Jersey. Many notable folks, such as Shirley Temple traveled through the town on their way to/from the ferry.
- Date: 16 November 2007
- Photographer: jl98584: gallery
- Location: New Castle, USA: gallery
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Day 76 - New Castle, Model of Fort Casimir
This is the model of the first fort built at New Castle, DE by Pieter Stuyvesant in 1651. The town began to form as support for the fort.
- Date: 16 November 2007
- Photographer: jl98584: gallery
- Location: New Castle, USA: gallery
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Day 76 - New Castle, Courthouse Courtroom
This is the court room on the first floor of the courthouse built in 1732. It was a traditional English court, with three judges. Lawyers sat at the tables in the middle. The defendant sat on the bench behind the rail, between from their lawyers and the general public.
- Date: 16 November 2007
- Photographer: jl98584: gallery
- Location: New Castle, USA: gallery
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Day 76 - New Castle, Courthouse Exterior
The center portion was built in 1732, the outside wings were added later. This was recently restored and has only been open for a month!
- Date: 16 November 2007
- Photographer: jl98584: gallery
- Location: New Castle, USA: gallery
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Day 76 - New Castle, Thomas West, Lord De La Warr
First arrived in Jamestown in 1610 and was the 1st Governor, although mostly in name as he returned to England in 1611 leaving a deputy in charge. He died during a return voyage in 1618.
- Date: 16 November 2007
- Photographer: jl98584: gallery
- Location: New Castle, USA: gallery
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Day 76 - New Castle, Emeline & Family
The New Castle Courthouse has a full exhibit on the escape of Maryland slave through Deleware, her imprisonment, trial and eventual freedom.
- Date: 16 November 2007
- Photographer: jl98584: gallery
- Location: New Castle, USA: gallery
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Day 76 - New Castle, Founders Painting
This is a fictional painting to show many of the early groups involved with the founding of New Castle (& Delaware), the Dutch, English, Swedes and Native Americans
- Date: 16 November 2007
- Photographer: jl98584: gallery
- Location: New Castle, USA: gallery
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Day 76 - New Castle, Courthouse Assembly Room
This room on the second floor of the Courthouse was where the Colonial Assembly for Delaware met. On June 15th, 1776 they voted to approve separation from Britian (and while they were at it, Pennsylvania). June 15th is now a State holiday - "Separation Day"
- Date: 16 November 2007
- Photographer: jl98584: gallery
- Location: New Castle, USA: gallery
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Day 76 - New Castle, William Penn
This is a painting from when Wm. Penn was about 22, before joining the Quakers (after which he wouldn't have worn armor). He acquired the three counties of Delaware to protect access to his Pennsylvania colony via the Delaware River.
- Date: 16 November 2007
- Photographer: jl98584: gallery
- Location: New Castle, USA: gallery
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