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The Country Roller Rink and Roller Polo
In the recent post about N. Dushane Cloward, it was noted that one of the business ventures he was associated with was the roller skating rink located next to Brandywine Springs Amusement Park. It was...
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W. L. Edison at Greenbank
From The Sunday Star May 12, 1907This is a bit of an odd post, only because I don't really have too much of substance say about it (although to be fair, that's never stopped me in the past). It's...
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Brown's Track -- Forerunner to Delaware Park?
Sunday Morning Star, August 15, 1909I know I've threatened before to put up "short" posts, only to have them end up being longer than I expected. This one, though, really will be short. I have nothing...
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MCH History Blog On the Road: The New Castle County Courthouse
The New Castle County CourthouseI've decided to introduce a new occasional feature -- MCH History Blog On the Road. Here we'll look at sites and structures beyond the borders of Mill Creek Hundred....
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Country Roller Rink -- Updates and Extras
After completing the post about the Country Roller Rink (located next to Brandywine Springs Amusement Park) I happened to come across some more information while aimlessly wandering...um, I mean...
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The Springers of Northern Mill Creek Hundred -- Part 1
Nicholas Springer, or Springer-Yeatman, HouseOne of the really fun aspects of doing historical research (even the kind of "research" I do) is that you never really quite know what direction you'll end...
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The Springers of Northern Mill Creek Hundred -- Part 2
Front of the George Springer HouseIn the first post, we traced the old Swedish family from the kidnapped indentured servant Charles Springer, down to his grandson Nicholas. Through that whole story,...
View ArticleA Meeting of the (Historically-Inclined) Minds
OK, yes. I'm finally getting around to this. This is an idea that has been suggested to me by a number of people over the past couple years --and I've agreed it's a good idea -- but I've never gone so...
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Update on the Spring Hill Brewery
The former Biedermann property, 1933If you'll recall, back in October I published a post about the Spring Hill Brewery, which was located on Barley Mill Road, between Red Clay Creek and the Hoopes...
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The Boggs Family and the Boggs-Jacobs House
Revolutionary War uniform of John BoggsA few weeks back a very interesting comment was left on an old post, a comment that referenced a Revolutionary War-era anecdote and a family that I had not come...
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The Red Barn Restaurant
Red Barn ablaze, October 20, 1968I know that this is outside of the normal range for this blog, and that I don't usually write about topics this modern, but I couldn't help myself. Recent comments from...
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So now it looks like there really is some interest in having a get-together event for readers of the blog and anyone else who enjoys local history. Now we go from hypotheticals to logistics. We need to...
View ArticleMCH History Event -- Location Obtained!!!
Great news! I got a place for us to have our meeting/gathering/event/whatever this is!!! It's an awesome site, but I'm not going to reveal the location just yet. All I'll say for now is that it is in...
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MCH History Blog On The Road: Strand Millas and Rock Spring
Strand MillasIt's time to hit the road again, and visit a site outside of Mill Creek Hundred. As I said before, these sites can be selected for a variety of reasons -- they may have some connection to...
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Inaugural MCH History Gathering -- Location Revealed!!!
The Philips HouseAt first I wasn't sure what kind of a venue we'd be able to get for our get-together, but I figured I'd come up with something. In all honesty, any old room somewhere would have...
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The Greenbank Mill and the Philips House -- Part 1
Greenbank Mill in the 1960's, before the fireThe power of the many streams and creeks of Mill Creek Hundred has been harnessed for almost 340 years now, as the water flows from the Piedmont down to the...
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The Greenbank Mill and the Philips House -- Part 2
Greenbank Mill and the Madison FactoryIn Part 1 of this post, we traced the early history of the Greenbank Mill and the Philips House, which are located on Greenbank Road just down the hill from...
View ArticleMCH History Gathering a Success!!!
I'm here to unilaterally declare Saturday's Inaugural Mill Creek Hundred History Gathering a smashing success. (Did you not see the three -- count 'em, three -- exclamation points in the title? I don't...
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The Mendenhall Mob
The Aaron Klair HouseThere were a number of reasons why I started writing this blog 2-1/2 years ago, one of them being to help combat what I felt was a common misperception. (I know I've said this...
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The Kiamensi Road House
Kiamensi Road HouseThis one is much less of a normal blog post for me, and more of just a picture gallery. The photos below are of a house on Kiamensi Road, just east of Stanton Road. It stands almost...
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