A Big Summer Event in Delaware
Harrington, Delaware is the home of one of the biggest events to be held in Delaware during the summer. The Delaware State Fair draws folks from all around the Delmarva Peninsula for an annual trip of fun and entertainment. The 90th annual fair begins on July 23, 2009 and continues to the first of August. [...]
Hollywoodland
The ‘Hollywood’ sign has turned into a major landmark for the area, but when it was installed on June 13, 1923 it was just an advertising sign for a new housing development in Los Angeles. Real estate developers Woodruff and Shoults called their development “Hollywoodland” and advertised it as a “superb environment without excessive cost [...]
St. Augustine, Florida
52 years after Ponce de Leon first sighted Florida and two years after the French established a fort and colony on the St. Johns River, 600 soldiers and settlers under the leadership of Don Pedro Menendez de Aviles settled St. Augustine on September 8, 1565. Menendez destroyed the French fort resulting in the coast of [...]
A Political Town
Federalsburg, Maryland is located in southern Caroline county on the Delmarva Peninsula at the headwaters of the Marshyhope Creek. The creek flows into the Nanicoke River and was known in colonial times as a northwest fork of the Nanticoke River. In 1789 a store was established there around a bridge that was used for traffic [...]
Fenway Opener
On April 20, 1912 the first pitch was thrown in the new baseball park in Boston. It was the first game played at Fenway Park. Fenway is the oldest of the baseball parks in use by Major League Baseball. The name Fenway Park comes from its location in the Fenway district of Boston. The fens [...]
The Baltimore Ravens
When the NFL decided to expand in 1991, the city of Baltimore, who was one of the cities that had lost their NFL franchise when Bob Ersay moved the Baltimore Colts to Indianapolis, went after one of those franchises. They were not successful since the NFL awarded franchises for the Jacksonville Jaguars and the Carolina [...]
Delaware Beaches – Bethany, Dewey and Rehoboth
Bethany Beach was conceived in 1887 as an eastern seaside resort for the Disciples of Christ Church by Dr. F.D. Power. By 1894 there was a site established for summer camp religious retreats. The first town government was formed in 1902. From its beginnings Bethany Beach has strived to be a family resort community. Because [...]
The City of Chicago
When the City of Chicago was first organized on August 12, 1833 the town had a population of 350. The City was incorporated on March 4, 1836 and by 1840 it had a population of over 4000. Even before this time the area around Chicago had seen a plenty of European activity. In 1683 because [...]
Dover, Delaware – A Capital City
Dover, is the county seat of Kent County, Delaware. A neighboring county is Kent County, Maryland which makes its one of the few counties in the United States to border a county of another state with the same name. Dover not only is the county seat for Kent County it also serves as the State [...]
Cambridge, Maryland – An Eastern Shore Town in Change
Cambridge Maryland is the county seat of Dorchester County. Cambridge was laid out as a town in 1684 and is one of the oldest towns in Maryland and on the Delmarva Peninsula. Incorporated by the State of Maryland in 1793. As a port town it was said to have one of the safest ports in [...]
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