Souring on Sweets: How Delaware’s Sweet Potato Empire Crumbled
Delaware’s 20th-century sweet potato boom reveals growth, innovation, and decline, reflecting broader American agricultural trends.
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Charters, Trusts, and Corporate Castles: The Making of Delaware’s Business Empire
Delaware’s rise as a corporate hub is explored, highlighting Wilmington Trust, du Pont family’s role, legal frameworks, and policies.
The Unseen Warriors: Women of the Bethlehem Loading Plant
Women at WWI’s Bethlehem Loading Plant became Canary Girls due to tetryl exposure; their sacrifices symbolize the vital female war effort.
Delaware’s Artistic Legacy: The Federal Art Project
The Federal Art Project in Delaware in 1939 fueled cultural growth but faced challenges due to funding reforms.
Shadows of Deception: The Dark Alleys of Lonely-Hearts Clubs
20th-century Lonely-Hearts clubs: beacon for love seekers, shadowed by deceit, culminating in Brennan’s chilling treachery.
Pumpkins Gone Wild: The Splashy Spectacle of Delaware’s Airborne Gourds!
In 1986, Delaware’s Punkin Chunkin contest began from a simple debate between two locals, gaining massive popularity over the years. Contestants, using machines like trebuchets, hurled pumpkins to clinch titles. The event faced challenges, including lawsuits and venue changes, but remains a symbol of community spirit, resilience, and tradition.
The Civilian Conservation Corps and Its Impact on Delaware
Delaware’s CCC during the Great Depression: conservation, employment, art, infrastructure, and enduring legacy.
Lighthouses: Once trash. Now treasures.
The Fenwick Island Lighthouse, Delaware’s last ocean coast lighthouse, once navigational aid, became a community symbol after its deactivation in 1978. A community-led effort, headed by the Peppers, preserved the beacon, which now stands as a tourist attraction and historical site.
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How Slaughter Beach got its name
Everyone always wants to know the origin of the name Slaughter Beach. No one seems to know for sure. There are legends, anecdotes, and speculation about a Delaware Postmaster, Indian massacres, whaling events, and of course about the very large numbers of Horseshoe crabs that come ashore each spring.