Delaware History
Upper Delaware Scenic & Recreational River (National Park Service)
As part of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, the first 73.4 miles are protected as the Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River. While most of the land along the river’s bank is privately owned, the Upper Delaware River offers natural beauty, rich history, and a variety of splendid recreational opportunities. ... [Read More]
First State Judiciary - Court of Common Pleas History
The history of today's Court of Common Pleas begins in April of 1917 with legislation creating “The Court of Common Pleas for New Castle County.” The court commenced its first term on May 1 in the then-new County and Municipal Building , followed by the renaming of the building to the Daniel L. Herrmann Courthouse . In 2002, the Court of Common Pleas for New Castle County moved to the newly constructed New Castle County Courthouse in Wilmington. Like Henry II's communia placita , established some seven hundred years earlier, Delaware 's new Court of Common Pleas was little more than an appendage to an existing court, in this case the Superior Court. Its intended purpose was to relieve the Superior Court in New Castle County of a backlog of civil cases by diverting suits in which the amount in controversy was less than five hundred dollars. Jury trials were available but not encouraged; the demanding party was required “to give security to pay for the ... [Read More]
First State Judiciary - Supreme Court Until 1951
Henry C. Conrad, History of the State of Delaware 970 (1908). ... Charles Sudler Richards' service of thirty-five years on the Delaware courts fell only one year shy of Pennewill's accomplishment and occurred in a time of rising caseload. Born in Georgetown in 1878, he had a family ancestry that went deep into Sussex County history. Educated in Georgetown public schools, Richards graduated from Wesley Collegiate Institute in Dover in 1899. He then studied law at the University of Pennsylvania and in his father's law office before admission to the Delaware bar in 1904. ... [Read More]
Delaware Reserve
The St. Jones River component is endowed with a rich pre-history and a historic 18th Century plantation setting adjacent to the Delaware Bay. The cultural and historical resources of the Reserve have been intensively studied, resulting in the identification of 32 archaeological sites in the St. Jones River Component. ... Cultural History ... Throughout history, individuals, slaves, tenants, farmers, and others were engaged in crabbing, fishing, oystering, trapping and other wetland enterprises to help put food on their tables. By 1830, these activities became more commercialized and led to over-harvesting. The legacy of this overharvesting can still be seen in the scarcity of some marsh species today. In addition to tapping wetland resources for food, local farmers pastured livestock on the marsh and made hay from its vegetation. ... [Read More]
Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River - Bald Eagles
Life History of the Bald Eagle ... History of the Bald Eagle in the Upper Delaware Valley ... Natural History ... [Read More]
First State Judiciary - Court of Chancery History
61. See the account of Addicks' political career in John A. Munroe's, History of Delaware 175-80 (Associated University Presses, Inc. 1979) (hereinafter Munroe, History of Delaware ). ... 49. 21 Del.Laws c. 274, §§ 1-139. See Arsht, A History of Delaware Corporation Law , 1 Del.J.Corp.L. 1 (1976), for an excellent and mercifully brief account. The authors are grateful to S. Samuel Arsht, Esquire (Mr. Arsht) and The Honorable G. Burton Pearson, Jr. (Judge Pearson), for sharing valuable thoughts about the Court of Chancery and its history in the twentieth century. In addition, Mr. Arsht was kind enough to read and make editorial comments on an early draft. ... [Read More]
Delaware & Lehigh National Heritage Corridor (National Park Service)
Relive history and discover a distinctive American landscape within Northeastern Pennsylvania. We invite you to bask in our heritage, ride or walk our trails, and enjoy our waterways. ... The Corridor is a collection of people, places and events that helped shape our great nation. Come journey through five Pennsylvania counties bursting with heritage and brimming with outdoor adventure. Canals and railroads-remnants of Northeastern Pennsylvania's prosperous coal age-form the spine of this more than 150-mile Corridor. You'll find something for everyone. Follow a history trail marked with stories about hearty lumberjacks, coal miners, lock tenders, canalers and railroaders. Explore quiet canal paths, challenging bike trails and rippling waters of the Delaware and Lehigh Rivers. ... [Read More]
First State Judiciary - Supreme Court History
To commemorate the Court's Golden Anniversary, Justice Randy J. Holland and Helen L. Winslow, Esquire, as editors, recently released a history of the separate Supreme Court entitled " Delaware Supreme Court Golden Anniversary 1951-2001 ." The book features a preface by Chief Justice E. Norman Veasey and a history of the Delaware courts by Justice Maurice A. Hartnett III. The book contains biographies of each justice who has served on the separate Supreme Court as well as twenty-four chapters by thirty authors on topics that include criminal law, corporate law, family law and individual rights. ... [Read More]
Earthquake Hazards Program: Earthquake History of Delaware
Nine earthquakes centered outside Delawarehave been felt within the state.These include the twopreviously described in New York andMassachusetts, four minor New Jersey,and three major earthquakes - two in Canadaand one in South Carolina. The South Carolina quake, the strongest in EasternU.S. history, destroyed much of Charleston in August 1886, andshook up a region from Boston andMilwaukee in the north to Bermudaand Cuba in the south. ... URL: http://neic.usgs.gov/neis/states/delaware/delaware_history.html ... [Read More]
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