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More About the McDaniel-Peach House
McDaniel-Peach House, 1910'sA while back I did a couple of posts about a pair of related houses -- the John McDaniel House and the McDaniel-Peach House. I had a few scraps of information about the John...
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Caleb Harlan -- Physician, Poet, Agronomist
Dr. Caleb HarlanFor any given area, you'll always be able to find a few people who stand out from the rest. Not necessarily for their talent or success (although those may come with it), but just...
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Plumgrove Farm
In the last post, we took a fairly in-depth look at the life and works of Dr. Caleb Harlan (1814-1902), originally of Milltown. We touched on his family roots, his work as a homeopathic doctor, his...
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Two Abandoned Bridges in the Woods
Bridge over Turkey RunThis might not be the most exciting little post, but I wanted to write it anyway. There was something I had found a little while ago and shared with someone, but I realized I...
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Abel Jeanes' Great Stone Barn
Aerial view of the Jeanes Barn remainsA while back, in what ended up being a series of posts (history, structures, lime kilns, Abel Jeanes), we took looks at several different aspects of the...
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The Fell Historic District
Fell Historic District area, c.1860A couple years ago (have I been doing this that long?) we took a brief look at the history of the Fell Spice Mill at Faulkland. In that post, we focused primarily on...
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The Interesting Owners of Woodside
WoodsideI know that this one, again, is technically a little outside of Mill Creek Hundred, but it's close and does have a connection. This particular topic came to my attention recently while...
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Identify This Mystery Object
The Mystery ObjectI have something I want to put out for everyone to take a look at. My hope is that maybe someone might know what the heck it is. It was found in the woods near an old farmsite (I...
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The Inexplicably Famous Polly Drummond
Polly Drummond's Tavern todaySeveral times previously here on the blog, we've (directly or indirectly) uncovered the origins of, and the people behind, various road and place names in Mill Creek...
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The Beginnings of Roseville Park
Roseville Park, 1937Because, yes, I am this easily distracted, I wanted to post a few things about the early days of Roseville Park. This was brought to my attention by a comment by Bill Harris, who...
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The Stanton Mills and Stanton-Byrnes House -- Part 1
One thing I've found while doing my research -- and I have a feeling it holds true for some of you, too -- is that not all historic sites generate the same feelings in me. Don't get me wrong, I think...
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The Stanton Mills and Stanton-Byrnes House -- Part 2
In the last post, we looked at the first 150 years or so of the history of the mills and house that sat south of Stanton. We tracked it (as well as possible) from its beginnings in the 1670's until its...
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"Stanton"-Tatnall-Byrnes House Mystery Solved?
The Sutton-Tatnall-Byrnes House?I have a lot of fun doing research for this blog, and just as much fun writing it. If you catch me on the right day, I might even admit to being proud of it. I like the...
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The Spring Hill Brewery
Red dot marks location of the Spring Hill BreweryWith all of the variety of industries and manufactories that have operated in Mill Creek Hundred over the past 300 years, there is one type that breaks...
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John G. Jackson
John G. JacksonIn small rural towns and villages, it's probably cliche, but true, to say that pretty much everyone knows everyone else. I think to some extent 19th Century Mill Creek Hundred as a whole...
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The Diamond State Land Development Company
Map from the Diamond State Land Development CompanyIn the last post, we took a look at Hockessin's John G. Jackson (1818-1897), a man of varying interests who became involved in quite a number of...
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MCH History Blog on Facebook
For what it's worth, I finally got around to setting up a Facebook page for the blog. I'm not really sure exactly how I'll use it just yet. Certainly I'll post on there whenever a new post goes up on...
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FootePrints in Mill Creek Hundred
The So-Called (by me) 25 Foote RoadOriginally this was supposed to be a very short post answering a simple question and revealing the historical background of a small road-related anomaly I had always...
View ArticleUpdates and a Bit of Housekeeping
Just a couple of things I wanted to address quickly. First of all, I am aware that the recent comments feature on the sidebar has not been working for the past week or so. Unfortunately this is a...
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N. Dushane Cloward
N. Dushane Cloward, 1899There have been many people over the years who, while they may not have been born or raised in Mill Creek Hundred, have nonetheless made a significant contribution to some...
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