What to see in America . the brood of a blue the soldiers themselveswere dubbed the Blue HensChickens, a name that laterwas applied to the people ofthe state. Delawares only large cityis Wilmington, with extensivemanufactures, including themaking of iron, steel, , railway cars, ships,gunpowder, and cotton other place has over 5000 inhabitants. Even Dover,the capital, has much the character of a country town. Justback of the State House, near the jail, is a whipping-post, not now used, but interesting as a relic of the publicwhippings administered not many years ag
What to see in America . the brood of a blue the soldiers themselveswere dubbed the Blue HensChickens, a name that laterwas applied to the people ofthe state. Delawares only large cityis Wilmington, with extensivemanufactures, including themaking of iron, steel, , railway cars, ships,gunpowder, and cotton other place has over 5000 inhabitants. Even Dover,the capital, has much the character of a country town. Justback of the State House, near the jail, is a whipping-post, not now used, but interesting as a relic of the publicwhippings administered not many years ago. On one ofthe pleasantly shaded residence streets is a haunted is a fine colonial mansion in which the slaves of the towngathered for festivity on a night when the white folks werehaving a banquet at the governors mansion. Slave traderssurprised the blacks, who took refuge in the cellar and triedto defend themselves. Forty were killed there, and manyof the survivors were carried off. Those who were slain still. State House at Dover Delaware 131 haunt the premises. Dover and New Castle and other earlyplaces are famous for their charming old houses, which areespecially remarkable for their beautiful entrance doorwaysand wonderfully carved interior woodwork. One such townis Lewes at the mouth of the Delaware. This and someof the neighboring coast towns have a good deal of attrac-tion as vacation resorts. Down at the southern end of the state, lying half in Mary-land, is the Great Cypress Swamp, covering 50,000 the swamp are buried many logs of well preserved timberwhich are dug up and worked into shingles and other smalllumber products. Delaware bears the name of an early governor of Virginiawho sailed up the river in 1610.
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