Delaware Breakwater East End Lighthouse to be repainted
Project expected to be completed before summer’s end 2020.
Parker’s Dairy Palace in New Castle, Del. added to the National Register of Historic Places
Vintage 1950s-era New Castle ice cream stand still dishing up soft serve.
Historic preservation symposium to take place in Dover, Del. on June 26, 2019
Sessions will explore disaster preparedness, issues regarding elevating historic properties in flood-prone areas and National Register nominations.
Site of Purported African-American Cemetery Discovered
Archaeologists working at a property near Frankford, Sussex County, have discovered what appears to be the site of a cemetery known to the local community to contain the remains of African Americans who lived in the area.
Delaware to Acquire Cooch’s Bridge Site, Continue Search for Remains of Revolutionary Soldiers Killed in Battle
Hallowed grounds believed to be the final resting place of some two dozen American soldiers who perished in the only major battle of the Revolutionary War fought in Delaware will soon become property of the state’s historic preservation agency, according to an agreement announced today.
