Milford chronicle., 1958-05-16

there we had State Police escort
to New Castle. The places we
visited in New Castle were: The
Amstel House, a museum of early
Colonial things; The Old Dutch
House, built IN the latter half of
the 18th Century, Undoubtedly the
oldest house IN Delaware The
New Castle Academy, built in 1898;
The Churchyard of Emmanuel
Church. founded in 1859, built in
1903. In the Churchyard are the
graves of many celebrated Della
wareans, such as George Read, the
signer of the Declaration of Inde-
pendence.
On the corner of Harmony and
the Strand is the Parish House,
built about 1901 by Peter Crowd
ing. We walked down the Strand
and Packet Alley, where many
great people walked long ago, such
as George Washington, Chief
BlackhawE, and many others.
The Read House was erected in
1901 for George Read, End, son of
signer of the Declaration of Inde-
pendence. This house is one of the
most perfect specimens of Colonial
architecture. We also saw the laid
ing place of William Penn in New
CASTLE and the original ticket off,
ice for the railroad from New Cas-
tie to Frenchtown.
We saw the Town Hall, built
about 1928, and the old Court
Houco tho oocf win n of xuh;ah xx,os,
Quilt before 1852. The annual AS
semblies met there until I776. Then
we went acros~ the Delaware Me-
mortal Bridge to New Jersey and
back
On the way to the Hotel DUPONT
we went around Rodney Square. A
statue of Caesar Rodney is in this
Square. We saw the Public Libr-
ary, and we. visited the Hotel Du-
Pont and DUPONT Building. Mr..
John d. LaMothe is manager of the
Hotel DUPONT In the Hotel we saw
many different rooms. One of them
was the Nylon Suite. In the Du-
Pont Building we saw the Tele-
type Room and the Telephone
Room.
Next we went to the Red Cross
Headquarters and ate lunch. Mrs.
r. Blair Myers was hostess We
went to the Delaware Art Museum
where there were paintings of Hany
Delaware artists.
Then we went to the Hagley Mu-
scum. The Hagley Museum shows
early industries on the Brandy
wine. After we visited the Hagley
Museum we went to Old Swedes
Church, built in 1898. From there
we went to Fort Christina Park,
where are found the rocks on
which the Swedes landed in 1888,
also the monument to the landing
of the Swedes, erected in 1888, the
money for which was donated by
the school children of Sweden.
We visited the Wilmington Ma
rine Terminal where ships come
in from all over the World to un-
load. We saw a Spanish ship which
had just unloaded cork from Por-
tugal. The Terminal does not send
cargo back with the ships.
At the New Castle Airport we
visited the Weather Bureau. This
was our last stop. We were ready
to get on the bus, having. enjoyed
visiting these interesting places
We had good trip home and be-
fore getting off the bus we sang
For He's A Jolly Good Fellow
to our nice bus driver, Mr.. Bender
Billy Haughey
|. Packet Alley
One of the most interesting
places in New Castle is Packet
Alley. 1t runs from The Strand to
the Delaware River. Packet boats
from all over the world came UP
the Delaware River and stopped at
the end of Packet Alley. The people
got off the packet boats and got on
Conestoga Wagons to go TO French
town, Maryland, thence to Wash
ington by stagecoach. There is a
marker on the side of the house
next to Packet Alley which tells
some of the people who have pass
ed this way. Here are some: An
drew Jackson, David Crockett
Daniel Webster, George Wash
ington, Henry Clay, Lord Ashburn
Sam Houston, Stonewall Jackson,
and Indians led by Black Hawk
Packet Alley is just little street,
but is very interesting place if
you know something about it.
There is book called Packet
Alley. l have read it. 1t tells much
of the history of New Castle. Mrs.
Blades is reading it to our class.
Carol Isaacs
(Will be continued next week.