Delaware's Field of Valor

On 3 September 1777 an American light infantry corps under the command of Brigadier General William Maxwell engaged British and Hessian forces here in the Battle of Cooch's Bridge. Maxwell's Corps was composed of soldiers from New Jersey, North Carolina, ...

1st Delaware Infantry

2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 2nd Corps

Position

held by

the 1st Reg.

Del. Vol.

Infantry

2nd Brig. 3rd Div.

2nd Army Corps.

July 2nd

and 3rd

1863.

Erected by the state of

Delaware to commemorate

her sons.

A.D. 1855.

Marker is on Hancock Avenue, on the left when traveling north.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Skirmish Line of 2nd Regiment Delaware Volunteers

Skirmish Line

of

2nd Reg. Del. Vols.

July 3rd 1863

Marker is on Hancock Avenue, on the left when traveling north.

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Fuller Earle Callaway, Sr.

Born in LaGrange July 15, 1870, Fuller E. Callaway was a textile manufacturer, merchant, and philanthropist. In 1888, he established his first business on LaFayette Square just west of this point.

Organizing and operating textile mills, banks, warehouses and department stores, ...

Captain James Lawrence & Lieutenant Augustus C. Ludlow

In memory of

Captain James Lawrence

of the United States Navy,

Who fell on the 1st day of June 1813, in the 32nd year of his age, in the action between the frigates Chesapeake and Shannon. He was distinguished on ...

Mid – Delaware

Name given to present

bridge erected 1939. Other

bridges destroyed by ice

gorge March 17, 1875 and

flood of October 10, 1903.

Marker is at the intersection of Pennsylvania Avenue (U.S. 209) and Delaware Drive, on the right when traveling north on Pennsylvania Avenue.

Courtesy ...

Delaware River

Called Lennape Wihittuck

by native Lenni Lennape

Indians. Lamasepose or

Great Fishkill by early

Dutch settlers.

Marker is at the intersection of Pennsylvania Avenue (U.S. 209) and Delaware Drive, on the left when traveling north on Pennsylvania Avenue.

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The Law and Lodging / Whiskey Mayhem

The Law and Lodging

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During his years traveling the Eighth Judicial Circuit, Abraham Lincoln was the overnight guest of many DeWitt County residents.

As a frontier lawyer, he spent several months per year away from home while making his legal rounds. ...

Lawrence Institute of Technology

Lawrence Tech was chartered in 1932 by the Lawrence brothers, Russell E. and E. George. The college was located in Highland Park on Woodward Avenue until 1955, when the first building opened on this campus. Lawrence Tech, founded as an ...

Warner's Memories / Lawyers and Book Lovers

Warner's Memories

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Lincoln traveled the Eighth Judicial Circuit six months a year, becoming close friends with his fellow lawyers, with whom he shared, not only courtroom, but also meals, an easy camaraderie, and often ...