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Dec52022
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The escaped slave who put Camden, DE on the Underground Railroad map

SlaveryBy Dave TablerLeave a comment

Solomon Bayley, newly on the run, woke in terror to see two slave hunters walking straight toward the thicket where he’d spent the night. “I was struck with dread,” he wrote in his autobiography, “afraid to move hand or foot. I sat there and looked right at them; and thought I, here they come right…

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Nov122022
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His name, and dental innovation, are one and the same

DentistryBy Dave TablerLeave a comment

You can thank Levin Dawson Caulk that your cavity fillings are not made of beeswax or plaster of paris.  Once you hear his surname, it’s not hard to forget his contribution to dental progress. Caulk was born in 1841 in Camden, DE, where he grew up. As a young dentist, he practiced in Wilmington for…

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Oct202022
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Stoops and Settles

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Raised porches are so common throughout America today that it’s hard to imagine a time when they weren’t around. But the Dutch settlers of the 17th and 18th century brought this building style.

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Dave Tabler is a Delaware-focused author using his University of Maryland degrees in art history and photojournalism to examine and explore the first state's rich history and publish works of his findings. He also manages AppalachianHistory.net
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