The Story of Delaware In 100 Landmarks

<p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>America turns 250. </span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Let's go find the candles.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Looking for a history lesson that doesn't feel like homework? You've found it. At 250history.com the Semiquincentennial Series brings each state's distinctive landmarks to center stage to tell their fast and fun story. </span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>We've wandered through big cities tiny towns muddy trails and neon-lit highways-uncovering 5000 historic gems along the way.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>The Semiquincentennial isn't just a mouthful-it's a reminder that history is alive sometimes weird and always waiting to be rediscovered.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Whether you're traveling by road by printed page or by imagination; whether you are a lifelong native or visiting for a week we invite you to explore 100 Delaware landmarks that illuminate the one-of-a-kind story of the First State.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Swedish souvenirs...Blue Hen football...the Penman of the Revolu-</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>tion...iron horses...kissing bridges...illustrious illustrators...cast iron</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>architecture...steamers...the CCC...sweet potatoes...horse racing... kit</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>houses...the golden age of motoring...Three Lower Counties...broil-</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>ers...early aviation... the rise of suburbia...peaches... This book will</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>have you telling stories like a native in no time.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>The photos and stories collected here are a fast and fun way to learn the explanations behind the quirks the traditions and the secrets that make Wisconsin uniquely Wisconsin. Who was the first Delawarean in the National Baseball Hall of Fame? Revealed. Why is Delaware the only state with a curved boundary? A mystery no more. Why are glass chards embedded in the walls of Nemours mansion? Investigated. Why is Delaware the only state besides Alaska not to have a Carnegie library? Explained. Who is responsible for the poison candy murders? No one knows.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>It is a story only Delaware can call its own. A story told in 100 landmarks. Almost all the selections within are open to the public or a t least visible from public spaces. So fire up the GPS and see the story of the First State standing in plain sight on Delaware streets!</span></p><p></p>